snickered
Example Sentences
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The gullible may have stood in awe, but sophisticated travelers scoffed and snickered at the big egg, obviously laid by an ordinary ostrich.
From Slate • Feb. 11, 2024
Department heads and their employees snickered that hot flashes provoked her pointed queries during board meetings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2023
As the Akron Beacon Journal would note, the townsfolk snickered at the irony.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023
I’m still waiting for that invite,” Laxalt snickered, speaking from a podium emblazoned with Trump’s name.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2022
‘Tell him,’ snickered the other ancient spider of a clerk, ‘that Mr. Lyte is—ah—sensible of the great honor—ah—and regrets to say he has formed other plans for his daughter’s future. Ah!’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
