snicker
verb (used without object)
to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
is snickering
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present progressiveof snicker (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Yeah, we know probably half the country is snickering at us wimpy Californians.
From Time Magazine Archive
Somewhere, the ghost of Boris Badenov is snickering with malevolent glee.
From Time Magazine Archive
I'll bet Bildad is snickering now, the old reprobate!
From T. Haviland Hicks Senior by J. Raymond Elderdice
