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verb

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Recent Examples of snigger
Noun
The tribal leader sniggers; a trade with foreign infidels is inconceivable. Bing West, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2011 This offbeat comedy, which originally ran from 2007-10, thrives on less explicit social tensions: sniggers behind the back and raised eyebrows at the dinner table. The Economist, 26 Dec. 2019 Most football fans allowed themselves a brief snigger when Florentino Perez suggested that Real Madrid had tried to sign Lionel Messi many moons ago. SI.com, 9 Sep. 2017
Verb
Dour officials from the Department of Homeland Security who spotted his posts saw nothing to snigger about. The Economist, 8 June 2019 Then early this week the list came out, and sniggering ensued—on both sides of the Atlantic. The Economist, 3 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snigger
Verb
  • That shared experience of laughing together helps both of us find relaxation.
    Amanda Schupak, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Others immediately call their sisters, leaving the girls—and TikTok audiences—laughing.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But Gen Zers have recast the emoji as a symbol of hysterical laughter.
    Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Back in 2017, their press tour for Spider-Man: Homecoming was a flirtatious tour de force: Zendaya always doubled over in laughter, Tom comforting an anxious Zendaya with a gentle hand on her knee, both of them constantly pulling the same silly face or one-liner out at the same exact time.
    Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The images depicting Bass smiling alongside attendees, including Ghanaian leaders and other U.S. delegates, have sparked widespread backlash.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The second image included a sleeping Carter, while the final photo was of the newborn baby smiling as she was swaddled in a floral blanket.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The fluoride line gets some giggles, but not from me or an American couple sitting nearby.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In that movie, Sally Hawkins played the sweet-souled Poppy, who greeted every misfortune with a giggle of unvexed good will, and who remains one of the most polarizing protagonists in the Leigh canon.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • So he must be placed in the Apparition section, next to ghosts like John Barron, sharing a snicker with Ivana.
    Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • There are private snickers about the offense’s lack of imagination, the team’s absence of leadership and the dearth of talent.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024

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