as in laughed
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
we sniggered as the actor kept forgetting his lines
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Three-year-old twins Jenny and Rose laughed their way through a book about a dog that plays basketball.—
Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
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Dubner anxiously laughed for what felt like a full minute after that bombshell of a Q.—
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In the end, Hannah smiled through her ceremony, and married Brian.—
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Earlier this season, cornerback Tyrique Stevenson smiled when asked why players had become so enthused with Johnson.—
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A lot of critics and intellectual types sneered at its sentimentality and its love story.—
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This past week Trump sneered at a reporter who asked about the Argentina bailout.—
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“Sniggered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniggered. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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