as in laughing
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
we sniggered as the actor kept forgetting his lines
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Members of both chambers seemed to enjoy his 20-minute address, listening intently and laughing at the monarch’s jokes and giving him standing ovations.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026 -
Lucy Liu is spotted laughing on the set of Superfakes in Madison Square Park in New York City on April 27.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sweeney asks in the commercial, posing in denim shorts against a blue sky backdrop, while smiling and playing with her hair.—
Shad Powers,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Crack into a can of craft beer, gaze at the wall plastered with polaroids of smiling patrons, and tuck into an engrossing read on one of the tweed armchairs.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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In character as a free spirit who scorns social convention, Davis is all haughty tosses of the head and sneering lines.—
Darren Franich,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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Chalamet, whose grandmother, mother, and sister all performed with the New York City Ballet, is not sneering at the artists.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Sniggering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniggering. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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