- present participle of snicker.
snickering
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
And Ms. Bioh has the girls’ attitudes to her take an implausibly abrupt turn from sycophancy to snickering mockery when Ericka exposes the hollowness of her pretensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
“No, I’m not,” says Emma Stone, failing to stay exactly stone-faced while pointing at a snickering Yorgos Lanthimos: “He thinks that I’m …”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026
Crystal and Taylor Probst, the wife and the daughter of cyclist Andreas Probst, said they saw Jesus Ayala and Jzamir Keys snickering to each other and making vulgar gestures toward them before Tuesday’s hearing.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
The words “Tom Holland” and “spoilers” can immediately illicit snickering.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
Behind me, I hear Ainsley and her friends snickering.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
