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sniggering

verb

present participle of snigger

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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Curiously, the same thing happened to Altobelli, and the two of us ended up breaking into a clamorous chorus of laughter, confirming our complicity, especially when laughing at one of our idols.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Unwilling to risk more men, Bran is forced to leave his crewmate there, laughing madly on the distant shore.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of laughing

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In the videos and photos little Noel could be seen dancing, smiling, jumping on a trampoline and goofing around inside a laundry hamper.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
In April, Jen danced toward the chemotherapy ward bell, smiling broadly, fists raised in triumph.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

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If traditional noir drew much of its energy from sneering with style at America’s sunny master narratives, those narratives have largely broken down, as has the homogenous mass-media ecosystem that endlessly recirculated them.

— Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
But the Velvets were sneering at the false dichotomy between those things back in the ’60s.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

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