: an act or sound of snickering
Synonyms
Examples of snicker in a Sentence
Verb
he snickered at the puzzled look on her face
Noun
a snicker of derision when we heard their offer on the house
Recent Examples on the Web
Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 May 2024
For those who snicker, thinking the students will get a shock upon leaving their Ivory Tower world, guess again.
—Jim Martin, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024
The next morning, prison guards snickered outside her cell.
—J Wortham January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Max, who identifies as trans and nonbinary, recalled hearing snickering behind their back.
—John D. Harden, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Sitar sounds and chimes mixed with ethereal keys and swirling yellow and green lights opened the next composition, before another song bubbled up with crickets and birds snickering.
—Hillary Crosley Coker, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
Some may snicker at Replika devotees, but loneliness is a deadly pandemic no one should suffer.
—Rob Reid, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2023
Seated in the hall next to his bodyguard, Putin snickered and slumped in his chair.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 4 Jan. 2024
Adults with iPhones have been known to privately snicker to one another when a green bubble taints a group chat.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
John Eligon Prentice Onayemi Anna Diamond Devin Murphy, New York Times, 21 May 2024
No one is going to be terribly satisfied if the league winds up concluding Ohtani did nothing wrong, and implications and snickers will follow him for the rest of career.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
Sure enough, by the end of the weekend, posts had started popping up on X and TikTok eliciting groans and snickers in equal measure.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
From 4 to 7 p.m. For $110, guests can get cauliflower steak, striped bass, rib eye and various desserts like apple pie snicker doodle, gingersnap and doughnuts.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
Who can stifle a snicker at the monster’s first chat with his creator?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
Credit the fact that Sayer delivers all of this random information in the same 120-decibel deadpan holler for making a schtick that should wear out quickly continue to engender snickers.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023
The schoolyard snickers did not lessen Baby Rose’s ambition for her voice.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
Reese gave a knowing smirk as a wave of quiet snickers carried across the room.
—Kara Voght, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
Verb
So while cynics may snicker, the basic fact is that homeless shelters create negative externalities, as do landfills for trash, nuclear waste depositories, street department asphalt plants or halfway houses.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 May 2024
For those who snicker, thinking the students will get a shock upon leaving their Ivory Tower world, guess again.
—Jim Martin, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024
The next morning, prison guards snickered outside her cell.
—J Wortham January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Max, who identifies as trans and nonbinary, recalled hearing snickering behind their back.
—John D. Harden, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Sitar sounds and chimes mixed with ethereal keys and swirling yellow and green lights opened the next composition, before another song bubbled up with crickets and birds snickering.
—Hillary Crosley Coker, Variety, 30 Jan. 2024
Some may snicker at Replika devotees, but loneliness is a deadly pandemic no one should suffer.
—Rob Reid, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2023
Seated in the hall next to his bodyguard, Putin snickered and slumped in his chair.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 4 Jan. 2024
Adults with iPhones have been known to privately snicker to one another when a green bubble taints a group chat.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
Noun
That was only because of the election, Priscilla shot back with a snicker.
—John Eligon Prentice Onayemi Anna Diamond Devin Murphy, New York Times, 21 May 2024
No one is going to be terribly satisfied if the league winds up concluding Ohtani did nothing wrong, and implications and snickers will follow him for the rest of career.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
Sure enough, by the end of the weekend, posts had started popping up on X and TikTok eliciting groans and snickers in equal measure.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
From 4 to 7 p.m. For $110, guests can get cauliflower steak, striped bass, rib eye and various desserts like apple pie snicker doodle, gingersnap and doughnuts.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
Who can stifle a snicker at the monster’s first chat with his creator?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
Credit the fact that Sayer delivers all of this random information in the same 120-decibel deadpan holler for making a schtick that should wear out quickly continue to engender snickers.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023
The schoolyard snickers did not lessen Baby Rose’s ambition for her voice.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
Reese gave a knowing smirk as a wave of quiet snickers carried across the room.
—Kara Voght, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
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“Snicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snicker. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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