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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a snicker" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a quiet, suppressed laugh, often in response to something amusing or slightly mocking.
Example: "She couldn't help but let out a snicker when she saw the funny meme."
Alternatives: "a chuckle" or "a giggle".
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While a decade ago self-publishing might generate a snicker as a 'vanity project,' now it's known and respected as a powerful industry with the potential to make careers and influence the broader culture.
Not even a snicker.
Or a snicker.
There was a snicker on the line.
"Tasting red wine in Italy," he said with a snicker.
"Now that is just weird," he says with a snicker.
"Pretty quiet existence," Ligety said with a snicker.
Dweebs, one and all, I said through a snicker.
"Talent is a pain," she said with a snicker.
His jokes rarely got more than a snicker.
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The idea of a musical – an opera, no less, the room all a-snicker at the sight of a lurid boob tube – fills me with dread.
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