snicker
verb (used without object)
to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
had snickered
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past perfectof snicker.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Ingraham had snickered at Mr. Hogg saying to TMZ that he’d been turned down by four colleges.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2018
Some had snickered while Brenner introduced the evidence of these e-seances, and even Judge Solomon seemingly struggled to keep a straight face.
From Newsweek
While in the White House, Harry Truman once wrote to a music critic who had snickered at Daughter Margaret's singing that the fellow would be needing a jockstrap if they ever met.
From Time Magazine Archive
With body stockings available to control the unruly flesh and provide a modicum of modesty, women who had snickered at Gernreich thought again, and looked to the future.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then I remembered how you fellows had snickered a couple of times and I felt pretty sure that something was wrong.
From The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp by Ross Kay
