snicker

Jokes about Twitch streamers getting paid to do nothing were funnier the first 1,000 times you saw them somewhere, and even then, they weren’t worth more than a passing snicker.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

I got several quizzical looks and perhaps a snicker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

"Like, wait a minute, you didn't pay anything at all, and yet you still have complaints?" she said with a snicker.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

The differences were stark and — save for the occasional groan, eye roll or sarcastic snicker — politely received.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

I snicker and nearly spit out my oatmeal.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

In point 16 of the X post, Karp wrote: "The culture almost snickers at Musk's interest in grand narrative, as if billionaires ought to simply stay in their lane of enriching themselves."

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

I can also explain why, despite the snickers and stares and perpetually blooming bruises, it’s still worth it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2025

My boyfriend remains utterly enraptured by the show's unhinged absurdism, while I usually struggle to give rise to an audible chuckle, save for a few smirks and snickers.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2023

That threat was greeted with snickers of laughter.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023

I freeze and wait for the snickers I’m used to.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes

They snickered two years later when he announced that while he personally opposed abortion, he now supported a woman’s right to choose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

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

Eric Thibault snickered at the suggestion that his game checks should increase with his extra workload.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022

I also snickered at the line Sarah's husband Peter tells her, "Even if I can't be with her, I don't want to be with you."

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2022

As we rolled past it, Smiley snickered and said, “How you like your new two-timin’ grandma, Will?”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

They’re even snickering at serious moments, distracting those around them and on stage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

There now seems to be a bit of snickering immaturity in the film’s garish period trappings, though the emotional acuity and empathetic consideration of even the most minor of characters still makes “Boogie Nights” remarkable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025

But snickering and irreverence aside, the Milan native was also a towering figure — both influential and polarizing — who reshaped the Italian media and political landscape in his image.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 12, 2023

The words “Tom Holland” and “spoilers” can immediately illicit snickering.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023

Then he fell again and crawled forward, trailing the wire through the grass with the broken peg snickering behind it.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams