were snickering
- past progressive of snicker.
Example Sentences
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"They were snickering as if to say, `I guess we'll have a sixth CEO in seven years after that speech,'" McDermott said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2011
Londoners were snickering last week over a story involving a recent visitor to their city: Russia's Nikita Khrushchev.
From Time Magazine Archive
She could tell by their jiggling shoulders that they were snickering at her.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
They were snickering between them, and then one of them said something to the other and they both burst into laughter before fist-bumping each other.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
She wouldn’t give the other witches in her class or the adults who were snickering and looking sorry for her the satisfaction.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
