| 单词 | snigger |
| 例句 | The other girl laughed too and a couple of the boys behind me sniggered. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Are you planning to eat or sleep at all this year, Hermione?” asked Harry, while Ron sniggered. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Luna sniggered as though Matt had said something completely stupid. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The veterans grabbed the opportunity for further sniggering: “Now you’ll really get a taste of camp!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He could hear feet moving and then someone sniggered. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Percy, who hadn’t noticed that Fred had bewitched his prefect badge so that it now read “Pinhead,” kept asking them all what they were sniggering at. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z To Little Reuben’s wink and snigger, this lecture was, of course, perfectly incomprehensible and, imagining that their child had suddenly gone mad, they sent for a doctor. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She could hear sniggers, far off and cruel. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Chickenhound sniggered, but seeing the badger’s stern expression, he quickly took control of himself. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The savages sniggered a bit and one gestured at Ralph with his spear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I look behind me, half expecting to see a sniggering back-row guy who beaned me with an eraser. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Sure. You could use it on just about any kind of skunk,” Nick sniggered. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood in stolid silence as sniggering rats referred to them as “The Ringleaders.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I’d do your fly by hand, though,” Ron advised Harry, sniggering when Harry immediately checked it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Ron gave a slight cough, which might have been hiding a snigger. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He went into a bout of uncontrollable sniggering. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He rocked to and fro, sniggering with uncontrolled glee. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “The quality or condition of being depraved or corrupt, ” Rahel read, with a row of sternmouthed nuns seated behind her and a sea of sniggering schoolgirl faces in front. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They raised their glasses: “A rose by any other name...” they said, and sniggered to hide their rising panic. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time that day, and despite the crowding blackness, Ralph sniggered. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z While he bent to pick it up, the drunks unleashed a chorus of sniggers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After some icy staring about to detect the culprit, and several smothered sniggers from around the room, the little fat friar puffed himself up once more and declaimed firmly: “Grayling à la Redwall.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Even though he was severely hurt, the irony of the situation caused the young fox a silent snigger. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Some of the men sniggered, and she clenched her teeth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When he finished, his eyes gleaming with resentment, the Champions sniggered, and Cain laughed the loudest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Ignore it,” Hermione said in a dignified voice, holding her head in the air and stalking past the sniggering Slytherin girls as though she couldn’t hear them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Why did you walk around all day with rubber balls in your hands ?” “Because rubber balls—” said Orr. “—are better than crab apples ?” Orr sniggered as he shook his head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z All of them were looking at something Harry couldn’t see and sniggering heartily. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you let him snigger if he wants to ? It’s better than having him talking.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Chickenhound was having one of his sniggering fits, even attempting to dance a little jig. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When he bashed into a tree Ralph looked sideways impatiently and Robert sniggered. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Well, people are nervous,” Devine said, refusing to snigger along with the rest of them. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Their pink cheeks and group sniggering, their good-girl and bad-girl categories, their avid, fumbling attempts to push back the frontiers of garter belt and brassiere no longer hold my attention. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A few sellswords turned to watch them pass, and a camp follower sniggered, but no one moved to interfere. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Dr. Constantine sniggered and Mrs. Hubbard immediately froze him with a glance. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up and saw them sniggering, hiding their smiles in their dirty hands. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Then when Tommy was left standing alone, and the boys all began sniggering, I heard Ruth say: “It’s coming. Hold it. Seven seconds. Seven, six, five...” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Slytherins up and down the table were sniggering, twisting in their seats to see Harry’s reaction. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He felt a little better already, well enough to have a quiet snigger. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The minute he saw Travis in the apron with flour on his face, he sniggered. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Harry asked Ron as a dozen or so girls walked past them, sniggering and staring at Harry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I looked at Lovey, who was looking out the window again, but I could tell she was sniggering. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A few of the half a hundred or so people gathered there nudged each other and sniggered. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s see what we got in here,” he said, and sniggered. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Who sniggered or made rude comments when we walked past. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But if I truly did not wish to be sniggered at, my first task would have to be to change my reeking clothing. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z This last piece of shop brought sniggers from the choir, who perched like black birds on the criss-cross trunks and examined Ralph with interest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “All right. Go ahead and snigger if you want to.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Folks would already be sniggering about those separate rooms. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “And you shut up also,” Yossarian told Orr, who had begun to snigger. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I remember Mitch because he would ask the silliest questions, like, “Why can’t we see air?” and while everyone would snigger underneath their breath, she would answer his question. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He could hear a wicked snigger followed by a cry of despair. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The sniggering of the savages became a loud derisive jeer. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z His sniggers became uncontrollable, his body jumped and Piggy rebuked him with dignity. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z As much as Tyrion enjoyed sniggering at that, he had come to prefer taking his meals alone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Folks would snigger behind Grandpa’s back but not many would dare repeat it to his face. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There were sniggers here and there and swift glances. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Goodman spends many pages attempting to master the techniques for a staggering number of bows and styles of walking that could, if deployed ineptly, result in sniggering at best and ostracism at worst. Manspreading, Renaissance-Style: 2 Experts Weigh In on Etiquette of Centuries Past 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z At this point, we expect the doorbell to ring and schadenfreude to leap out from behind the marble fountain before barging past us and sniggering at the gold toilet. The Queen Of Versailles is the American Dream built on sand 2013-01-26T06:00:03Z At one point, a bucket of sand was tipped over someone's head for no apparent reason; the audience started to snigger. Another view on Dr Dee 2011-07-10T21:45:00Z "It was like working with Spinal Tap," he sniggers. When pop goes bad: novelty records 2010-09-22T20:30:00Z The artist sniggers mischievously when I bring this up. Hogarth revisited: Grayson Perry uses tapestries to tackle taste and class 2012-06-05T23:01:03Z His adenoidal high spirits are no match for Mr. Kutcher’s sniggering malevolence wrapped in bland Midwestern bonhomie. Critic?s Notebook: Paul DelVecchio Stars in MTV?s ?Pauly D Project? 2012-03-28T22:33:02Z I mean, I am thankful to have a bus but we parked up next to the Rolling Stones crew and I could see them all sniggering and laughing at us. 'My bus smells of wee!' Celebrities on their Glastonbury 2013 experience 2013-06-30T15:42:59Z When comedian Jenny Éclair said David Nicholls's Starter for Ten made her "snigger, holler and hoot", sales went up by 1,000%. TV book clubs 2010-07-24T23:01:00Z IF you’re a woman who roared, snorted or sniggered at “Bridesmaids,” if you like watching other women on screen, you should see it again. The Living Is Easy;The Women Are Missing 2011-06-10T19:56:41Z Do you have other examples of texts that made you snigger at school? The sexy A-level set texts scandalising our teenagers' morals 2013-06-07T15:58:30Z “It takes me a while to make a cup of tea,” he went on, dolorously, to sniggers from the assembled. Bradley Cooper Gets Ready for ‘The Elephant Man’ on Broadway 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z George Lucas just pushed it all forward and kind of ignored our little sniggers and so on. A Minute With: the 'Star Wars' actors behind C-3PO and Chewbacca 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Dad hated it if my sisters and I sniggered at table, but being told not to made us more uncontrollable. Lisa Snowdon: I ate a jacket potato with beans and grated cheese every day for two years 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Auction house departmental heads occasionally snigger when they see in a gallery a picture that passed through their hands not too long ago. For Old Masters, It's Dealers' Choice 2010-07-16T13:00:00Z Products like their “Ménage à Moi” aren’t just to be sniggered at: they emphasise the valuable message that there is plenty of fun to be had in the final age bracket. Vibrators and chill: how Netflix is targeting older viewers 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Unlike their more self-conscious peers, Oasis did not alternately idealize and snigger at consumer culture from a distance. Pop music’s elitism problem: Why Oasis never got the respect they deserved 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Predictably, it is the work of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the permanently sniggering but deceptively brilliant duo behind South Park. Mormon glory 2011-03-31T18:24:24Z Anyone who has seen his videos for musicians such as Aphex Twin sniggered at the announcement before the gig, which warned those expecting family entertainment to "run away". Chris Cunningham 2010-04-27T21:05:00Z To those sniggering at the back, have fun with your commitment-phobias and intimacy issues. Rhye: the sounds of seduction 2013-04-13T05:00:00Z The snigger from a couple in the audience is barely audible, but then, the woman is attuned to it. From suburban housewife to porn star at 52: the emancipation of Morgana 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z We are more likely to snigger when a death scene goes wrong, or weep in satisfaction when it triumphs. The Barber of Seville; Emerson Quartet – review 2013-03-03T00:06:19Z Of course, over the decades many intelligent people have sniggered down their sleeves at me for watching Corrie. My Street life 2010-12-03T07:00:00Z When Hagerty heaped glowing praise on the at best mediocre offerings of the chain restaurant, instead of drawing sniggers, she got equally glowing praise heaped right back at her. Guy Fieri takes his lashings, but was it fair? 2012-11-15T20:33:10Z "Isn't it funny that we only watch movies to stare at women's breasts, nudge, nudge, snigger, snigger." What was Seth MacFarlane thinking with his Oscars boob? 2013-02-25T17:00:00Z Bruce plays straight man to Mike Judge's sniggering simpletons in one of the stupidest, most childish and most consistently funny animated films of all time. Bruce Willis: five best moments 2013-02-17T14:57:44Z It’s this sniggering little schoolboy kind of thing, and I refuse to take it seriously. David Bowie on His Favorite Artists 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z "When I first went round his bedroom was full of candles," sniggers McEwan. The Candle Thieves reinvent the rock tour in your garden 2010-03-18T23:20:00Z Er, didn't anyone realise thatthe entire audience would snigger every time someone says the word "bender" which is about every 30 seconds? Dev Patel 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z Any "straight" singing loudly along with the chorus might have a few schoolboy sniggers of embarrassment – but after a few pints, no one cared. How we made: Tom Robinson and Nick Mobbs on Glad to Be Gay 2013-07-01T17:24:15Z At the post-screening lunch, critics sniggered loudly at those leather trousers and went home to write reviews that wondered whether The Singer Not the Song was about "the love that dare not speak its name". Dirk Bogarde: the rebellion of a reluctant pinup 2011-03-24T21:59:00Z I'm also possessed of enough Larkinian self-disgust to have indulged in plenty of puerile sniggering about the body in my fiction. Will Self: modernism and me 2012-08-03T21:55:10Z Grimes personified the American dream and that’s what The Simpsons at its best encouraged us to snigger at. From ER to The Sopranos: what were the most shocking TV deaths? 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z There's another change of direction with the cool, Goldfrappesque Black Doe, while a new song recalls Jefferson Airplane and leaves Epworth sniggering. Mary Epworth – review 2013-04-04T17:08:03Z Remorse must be tempered by a resolution to remain uncouth, just as a professional agreement to play a little ball must be undercut by subversive sniggering. 30 Rock: is the quarantine reunion worth the wait? 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z It’s a sniggering genre that can usually be relied upon to activate my gag reflex. London Stages, Full of Cheating Hearts 2013-07-18T12:00:01Z But the problems I had with his back catalogue – especially the fetish-level self-indulgence and sniggering revisionism – evaporated here. Why Once Upon a Time in Hollywood should win the best picture Oscar 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z The coarser elements in Mr. Wheeler’s book are underscored with an off-putting snigger, as if this romantic roundelay were little more than a galumphing sex farce. Peters and Stritch in ?A Little Night Music? 2010-08-02T01:58:00Z “Hit List,” too, was glaringly not a show that would inspire anything other than sniggering at its flagrant un-hipness, on Broadway or off. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Farewell to ‘Smash’ 2013-05-16T19:47:16Z But we've been spending an appalling amount of time sniggering at this extremely rude sounding edit of an earlier Cookie Monster classic. This week's top five music links 2012-07-13T12:09:00Z She sniggers with her colleague as she passes on my request – to speak to an expert on male circumcision – before informing me they don’t have one. Foreskin reclaimers: the ‘intactivists’ fighting infant male circumcision 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Popular music videos of the day would play out, while a couple of sniggering delinquents sat back and ripped them apart. From Beavis and Butt-Head to Pimp My Ride: which MTV shows should be revived? 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z But when it comes to reflecting on the impact of online sex on our offline lives, there needs to be less sniggering and fewer accusations about social corruption. What effect has the internet had on our sex lives? 2011-02-06T00:05:46Z With the national media given so much to snigger over, it was beginning to look as if Vasco’s mission was a bust. 'It was quasi-religious': the great self-esteem con 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Maybe we shouldn't snigger at the deferential newsreel interviewers who would simper "is there anything you want to say, Minister?" Next week's radio: from Meeting Myself Coming Back to Paul Jones 2013-07-20T05:00:00Z When Dr. Bruckner tries to save Melinda from drowning on a ship bound for America around 1800, the story enters a causal loop paradox that makes some people snigger and others throw up their hands. Review: ‘On a Clear Day,’ Eternally Odd, Gets Yet Another Life 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Three boys come in and huddle around a table, sniggering. 'We're having a menstrual liberation': how periods got woke 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z But that's an easy contrast, a contrast that sniggers at tragedy. Strange Interlude; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Trash Cuisine – review 2013-06-08T23:05:35Z Ghosts in Ghostbusters have no bodies, but they have bodily fluids, which they dump, with a homosocial snigger, on their pursuers. Ghostbusters reboot: who you gonna call for slimy sex with a spectre? 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z The sniggering dialogue confuses mean-spirited conversation and kinky behavior with genuine wit. | 'Boogie Woogie': ?Boogie Woogie? With Alan Cumming and Gillian Anderson 2010-04-22T23:32:00Z If the interest in Muses starts with a snigger, perhaps it’s because seeing a middle-aged woman naked on screen is such an alien experience. From suburban housewife to porn star at 52: the emancipation of Morgana 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z We put our journalists on trial and snigger at the vulgarity of other nations while continuing to insist on knowing what colour knickers Katie Price is wearing to the TV Quick awards. Why endure London Olympic hell when you can live the American dream? 2012-07-27T17:00:02Z As I arrive at a party in an outfit I’d felt comfortable in only seconds before, a friend takes one look at my cleavage and sniggers, “The girls are out.” Getting it off my chest: life with big breasts 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z And watching Spall’s Irving purr and snigger as he makes his case—he represented himself instead of securing counsel—is both maddening and perversely enjoyable. Review: Denial Takes on the Bullying Bluster of Liars 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Rumors about Brock Clarke’s new book, “The Happiest People in the World,” drove us weary explorers into fits of sniggering anticipation. ‘Happiest People in the World’: Just a madcap comic satire about Islamofascism 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z It suffers from the same scattergun quality that blights most new sketch shows but Novak's skits are so impressively daring and suitably mischievous that you're eventually pummelled into sniggering submission. Prankster's paradise: Fonejacker hits the streets 2010-04-09T23:11:00Z "Next month, Waterstone's starts a new book club with a collection of titles chosen by the Chuckle Brothers," sniggered one. TV book clubs 2010-07-24T23:01:00Z The situation was reversed and the smart and superior sniggering of the cultivated spectators well deserved the Duke's rebuke: For never anything can be amissWhen simpleness and duty tender it. Peter Brook on A Midsummer Night's Dream: a cook and a concept 2013-04-15T14:28:03Z It is easy, and enjoyable, to snigger at Britain's vision of its wartime flying heroes. What to say about ... Flare Path with Sienna Miller 2011-03-15T15:50:48Z But, while these performers will never have to risk the sniggers of the crew by asking to be addressed in character, they may stand accused of a different kind of conceit. Simon Amstell, Larry David and the rise of the 'sim-com' 2010-08-29T20:30:00Z She is isolated and unstable, cowering at doorways while the other women snigger. The Flying Dutchman – review 2013-04-05T16:58:32Z Earlier, Sugar sniggered as the tribunal was played clips of the TV show, in which he is described as "Britain's most belligerent boss". Lord Sugar made me overpaid lackey, claims Apprentice winner Stella English 2013-03-05T18:33:21Z I'm so engrossed by Clark's description of flying buttresses – a supporting architectural structure that allowed early cathedrals to become taller and more grandiose – that I almost forget to snigger at the word "buttress". One man vs Civilisation 2011-02-05T00:03:00Z Its sniggering at the incompetence of Iran or North Korea is undercut by anxiety about the US military machine run amok and rogue foes motivated by personal animus. Iron Man 2: the first superhero film of the Obama era? 2010-04-28T13:33:00Z "I think it's pretty childish, to be honest," said the sweet-faced Ellie, after a group of men stood round her, sniggering about anal probes. TV review: Undercover Boss; True Stories ? Voices From the Killing Field 2011-07-05T23:10:01Z Silviu willfully breaks prison rules, stages a tense confrontation with the sniggering would-be crime boss who runs his dormitory, borrows a clandestine cell phone at outrageous rates. "If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle": Romania continues its cinematic ressurgence 2011-01-07T21:20:00Z We could just watch and point and, where appropriate, snigger. TV review: Millionaire Boy Racers 2013-01-03T23:04:01Z It reminds me of a bunch of sniggering sixth-formers in the back of the class. The Bad Sex award: What it's like to 'win' 2010-12-01T13:22:00Z “I never bothered to listen to it, but the cover is something I probably sniggered at — I’m sure that’s what it was there for, to snigger at.” Sad and Haunted Girls Who Couldn?t Play Worth a Lick 2011-05-22T00:45:25Z At this stage, as he presented it, there was some sniggering in the chamber. Grayling's rehabilitation speech and Clegg taking DPMQs: Politics live blog 2012-11-20T16:11:00Z Throughout this harangue, the killer merely sniggers in response. In ‘The Killer,’ Ionesco’s Everyman Seeks a Source of Evil 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z But the tone of “Phantasmagoria” has a smug modern New York snigger within it — Oh those ghastly Middle Ages! Dance Review: Paul Taylor Offers a Vision of the World Through Mirrors and Illusions 2011-02-27T23:16:14Z "I respected the suffering of the plaintiffs, but the process wasn't easy because of all the sniggering," he added. Michael Jackson doctor must pay grieving fans 1 euro: French judge 2014-02-11T17:34:24Z This kind of thing is easy to mock, and there are certainly passages here that seem so clenched and arid and joyless that stifling a snigger is difficult. The Knife: Shaking the Habitual – review 2013-04-04T14:30:01Z Yes, there could be the odd snigger at the quality of some of the opposition, but then there are no freebies in international football. Sunil Chhetri: Indian footballer in the same league as Messi and Ronaldo 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z But it’s not the ’90s until two of the most idiotic teenagers return, sniggering along the way. Beavis and Butt-Head return as wonderfully moronic as ever 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Now look here, we will not tolerate any jokes about this one, so stop sniggering at the back. Oscars 2023: Austin Butler's accent and 7 more awards season highlights 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z When she lived in the boarding house, Jenny used to loathe the schoolboys who would leer and snigger when she went to the bathroom. 'I can't bear his blood in me' - sex abuser's daughter 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z West Midlands Police said one of his killers, Jordan Haines, sniggered when he saw video of the "vicious" assault. Jason D'Aguilar murder: Killer sniggered when shown CCTV 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Large parts of the rest of the world would snigger at that. Fist bump or punch? Emoji mishaps can cause confusion at work 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z "The name Shag makes people snigger but a shag is a seabird who has to fight for survival against impossible odds. That's very appropriate for Happisburgh." Climate change: Rising sea levels threaten 200,000 England properties 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Some people exchanged pleasantries, while others darted their eyes and quietly sniggered. One trans woman's fight against a bill that would criminalise Ghana's LGBT+ community 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z But he left me his snorting, sniggering laughter, the traces of his Hull accent still stretching out his words, and his friendly voice preserved in all its rich, gentle warmth. ‘His voice became my constant companion’ – how Dan Johnson kept his dad’s memory alive 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z Even his fiercely loyal mirror must have sniggered when he rehearsed that line. Premier League team news and more: weekend football countdown – live! 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z She still remembers the shame of standing up in class and others sniggering as she was separated from them. Yami "Rowdy" Lofvenberg: The top hip-hop dancer who can’t count the beats 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z Knowing this definitely adds a layer of fun to the painting, but an artwork this refined and sophisticated shouldn’t, perhaps, be reduced to a sniggering sex gag. Perspective | A master of art, a disaster on throne As the great Irish commentator Fintan O’Toole has written, that carries “an unpardonable snigger of elite condescension.” Perspective | Notre Dame’s president lacked self-control. Its student body is merely following his example. 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z “In any case, when you ask if I’m with the players I will defend them to the death,” he said, possibly prompting sniggers from James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale. Barcelona v Real Madrid: La Liga – live! 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z “We wrote our first song, Daydreamer, in a kitchen in Dartford in five minutes,” sniggers Dean. 'It was like we'd gatecrashed someone else's party': how Britpop stars Menswear came apart at the seams 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Father and son used to display their Metros at classic car shows, and David remembers the sniggers. 'Mocked' Mini Metro turns 40 and finds new fans 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z First, that Simonyan finds it hard not to snigger at the spies’ all-round uselessness and discomfort, especially when she asks why two grown men would share a room together. 'A chain of stupidity': the Skripal case and the decline of Russia's spy agencies 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z I wasn’t racially abused outright, but my use of colloquial language and my style – of a working-class black girl from a council estate in Oxford – was often sniggered at during lectures. What it's really like to be black in the fashion industry? 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Once the headlines broke, the ship’s crew became sniggering and suspicious. The Surprisingly Old Science of Living as Transgender 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z The race began and off he streaked: a blur of lime-green disappearing into the distance, leaving the rest of us, with our boring reasonably-priced shoes and sniggering moral judgments, in his dust. Running reaches crossroads as Nike-led footwear arms race infects mainstream | Jonathan Liew 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z "Not long ago, they called him 'too extreme,' 'aggressively and dangerously wrong' and 'downright dangerous,'" Baker wrote in sniggering prose. Give it up, media cowards — there's no way to "both sides" impeachment 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z But Mr Corbyn didn't escape the sniggers, especially when dancing around the question of whether he would back Leave or Remain in a future referendum. Five things from Johnson v Corbyn election debate 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z The prince’s rueful snigger alone, before “let the side down”, must have triggered a surge of collective nausea that the Queen, notwithstanding the new extra-empathetic generation of dependants, will struggle to subdue. What is the excuse for this misogynistic nonsense served up in a gilded chamber? | Catherine Bennett 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z It is like something out of a cartoon and against my own will I start to snigger. Nicklas Bendtner: ‘Henry tells me to shut up. I shout back that he should shut up’ 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z I remember someone sniggering that I looked like Kunta Kinte, the central character in Alex Haley’s Roots, viciously taken from his African village and sold into slavery. The beauty industry is still failing black women | Funmi Fetto 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z "Little did they know why I was interested!" he sniggers. 'I stole a plane to get out of the Navy' 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z “Can you download your sister’s latest videos on this for me?” they’d ask, sniggering. ‘You’ll miss me when I’m gone’: the murder of social media star Qandeel Baloch 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z All of which made it easy to snigger, and many did, with all sorts of jokes about essential oils, astral planes and recently ingested edibles. Ignore Marianne Williamson at your peril 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z At home my husband is away, my sons snigger for a minute then forget, and the dog doesn’t notice. Glad to be grey: Is it time to embrace the real me? 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z Hader did a take in which Barry interrupted himself with a random snigger, then three in which he completely lost touch with his hands and the import of his words. Bill Hader Kills 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z He remains an MEP, but mention his name even now in Slovak political circles and someone will say “sack of potatoes” with a snigger. How a Slovakian neo-Nazi got elected 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The answer might be found a few hundred miles from my sniggering student’s homeland. The spirit of Christmas doesn’t have to be Christian | Julian Baggini 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z "I've known him since he was little and we just sniggered at each other," she told reporters after Wednesday's investiture ceremony in London. Emma Thompson made a dame at palace 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Political journalists scratched their heads, or sniggered at the portentousness of the phrase. The death of consensus: how conflict came back to politics 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z As the line was translated into Arabic, members began to snigger. ‘We’re brothers, sisters and activists’: the Greek collective of gay and trans refugees 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z “We hear the sniggers. I get it. But bring it on,” says Lashbrook. 'We have no history': Can casino-chip bonuses and llamas turn Vegas into a soccer city? 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Is this a lazy reduction of great works of art to the status of memes to snigger at? Beyoncé meets Botticelli: how tabloid photos throw new light on old masters 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z He made jokes but he also scolded staff who he believed were sniggering when he talked about very strong quality of journalism at Channel Nine. Fairfax Nine takeover: Australia’s oldest media empire ends with $4bn merger 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Grant remembers the case being "a riveting and juicy business" that was "a source of much sniggering" when he was in school. Hugh Grant, politics and a murdered dog 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z “It was twice the size of the Shard, he’s just really scared of heights,” sniggers Dex. ‘We’re Top Gear for clothes’: the guys behind PAQ 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, we sit in front of the TV or the cinema screen and snigger at his appearance in an expensively produced advertisement for a family car. Do we trash or treasure our memories of Bradley Wiggins’ rise to the top? | Richard Williams 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z Rustling branches and a canopy cacophony – part howl, part screech, part snigger – proclaim the presence of black-and-white ruffed lemurs as visitors enter Ivoloina zoological park in eastern Madagascar. Toxic toad invasion puts ecology of Madagascar at risk 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z Still, there were many within the office who “were sniggering at the things I was suggesting,” he remembers. A Former Superagent Bets Big on a More Diverse Hollywood 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z The former Spice Girl launched her first fashion range back in 2008, and it's fair to say there was a bit of sniggering and some raised eyebrows. The pop stars who have conquered the fashion world - BBC News 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z She understood the cult of sensibility, and sniggered at it. Which is the greatest Jane Austen novel? 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z On Monday, another journalist – accompanied by the sound of much schoolboy sniggering – inquired of Johanna Konta: “The five busts of the former champions. Have you wondered how you would look in bronze?” The whimsical inanity of Wimbledon’s press conferences remains bafflingly odd | Barry Glendenning 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z You might snigger – when has sport ever been pure? Sport 2.0: crumbling traditions create a whole new ballgame | Sean Ingle 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z When the congressman-elect referred to the incident at his victory party, members of the crowd at his victory party sniggered. Republicans must not tolerate the violence of Greg Gianforte | Lucia Graves 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Nevertheless their happy-happy pre-fight press conference at Sky’s HQ in west London on Thursday provoked predictable sniggers among the gnarled boxing writers. Anthony Joshua thrives on calm before storm against Wladimir Klitschko | Kevin Mitchell 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z I was as delighted to see Moonlight win as I was to see Ryan Gosling sniggering at the side of the stage. The Oscars mix-up matters because 2017 was always about racial bias | Suzanne Moore 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z The laughter from the audience quickly turned to sniggers as they heard the UK described as "a beacon of open, free trade around the world". Brexit: Berlin business leaders unimpressed with UK's message - BBC News 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z This happened decades before Milo was born, when that desire was truly forbidden, as opposed to something that might get you a snigger on “The Graham Norton Show.” Breaking: The Greatest Living American Writer: Sure, Milo’s book deal is a stain on the publishing industry. So what? 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The friend looks doubtful: “Well, it doesn’t seem very much to me – sniggering and tittering.” Trump and Brexit left progressives aghast. They should be emboldened | Jeff Sparrow 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Every bizarre step he took towards November’s vote was judged by sniggering pundits to be leading him farther from the White House. So long, 2016: the year of the political earthquake 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Despite the sniggers that greet the annual announcement, the Bad sex award was established in 1993 to raise the tone rather than lower it. Bad sex award goes to Italian novelist Erri De Luca's genital 'ballet dancers' 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z While commentators sniggered, millions saw the all-American success they dreamed of. My beef over Hillary Clinton's loss is with liberal feminists, young and old 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z There were sniggers, for example, when Trump insisted: “Nobody has more respect for women that I do, nobody.” Donald Trump says he will accept US election result 'if I win' 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z But there is sniggering from the corner where several Italians sit en bloc. Love in Translation 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z This confounded the soothsayers, and thereby insured that any professional predictions as to the result of today’s vote, a year later, have been met with sniggers of disbelief. Britain Votes, Maybe for the Last Time, on Whether to Stand Alone 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The moment for sniggers, blushes, derisive hilarity and, sometimes, tears. The homework that inspires horror in families - BBC News 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z The biennial groans with imitations, parodies, deceptions, knockoffs, pairing soft-dystopian visions with sniggering jokes. Welcome to the LOLhouse: how the Berlin Biennale became a slick, sarcastic joke 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Mr Shkreli sniggered through his own appearance before the committee earlier this year and refused to answer questions. Valeant's outgoing boss 'regrets' raising drug prices - BBC News 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z At one point this sort of behaviour would have been glorified as rock’n’roll, its buffoonery sniggered at. Sasha: 'There were thousands of people in front of me and I was losing the plot' 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z It was put to Pell that Dowlan’s offending was also “common knowledge”, was also the subject of complaints by parents, and gossiping amongst students, who “sniggered” the brother was “touching the boys again”. George Pell: church had 'predisposition not to believe' children who complained about priests 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Then there was Jared Leto in a Givenchy suit that largely got the thumbs-up, but was hardly enough to buffer him from the sniggers about his striking resemblance to a certain biblical character. The high-stakes risks and rewards of social media on the Oscars red carpet 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Yet the film is thoroughly stripped of the sniggering ironies that beset, and often wreck, the modern fright fest. The Mortal Terror of “The Witch” 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z I bet you had a great time knowing this, sniggering, having more time to grow and thinking you were never going to be detected. Before I Kick the Bucket star's letter to her cancer - BBC News 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z He invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination, but sniggered through questions from representatives. Martin Shkreli, ex-drug CEO, mocks Congress amid inquiry - BBC News 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z O’Malley can hear you sniggering, of course, and he knows what the race looks like from the outside. Striving for viability, one brewpub at a time 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z O’Malley can hear you sniggering, of course, and he knows what the race look like from the outside. Striving for viability, one brewpub at at time 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z But for all our sniggering about communal weirdness, many of the great advances in human compassion have come about because of utopian experimentation. Free love or genocide? The trouble with Utopias 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z We giggle at these cosmopolitan class-traitors and snigger at these soulful hipsters. Paris attacks: ‘I survived Charlie Hebdo, then the killers returned to Paris to haunt me’ 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z The film’s sniggering, piggish portrayal of Hudson’s Mercy is just as bad as — if not worse than — the supposedly “backward” Afghan patriarchy, whose exponents are portrayed as one or two steps away from cavemen. ‘Rock the Kasbah’ hits nothing but sour notes 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The alternative – the popular girls with their just-right hair sniggering at you – was just too terrible to bear. 'Shaving my head led to my first orgasm': writers on their lives in hair 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z To all those Tories sniggering, he says: ‘Watch this space.’ Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership race in stunning victory – as it happened 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z By his side, Bolt, who has been reluctant to accept the role of the sport’s saviour thrust upon him by media and fans, sniggered. Usain Bolt wins 100m in 'clash of good against evil' 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z But the televised wrestling and horse-back riding is seen as comic by Western journalists, who sniggered at the Austen Powers baddie images of Mr Putin emerging from the waters of Crimea in a mini-submarine. Merkel and Putin: A grudging relationship - BBC News 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Related: Royals told: open archives on family ties to Nazi regime How did this young man’s reflexive gesture, delivered with an almost equally audible snigger, get past them? It wasn’t just the Queen – pop music borrowed Nazi symbols too 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z “The Stones manage to sing with nervous intensity and snigger at the same time,” the critic noted in the three-sentence capsule review. How Mick Jagger Explained the 'Dirtiest Line' in 'Satisfaction' 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z To all those Tories sniggering, he says: ‘Watch this space.’ Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership race in stunning victory – as it happened 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z They have asked for that, really,” Blatter said at the time, sniggering. Fifa made payment to FAI after Thierry Henry handball, claims John Delaney 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Also the way Blatter behaved, if you remember on stage, having a snigger and having a laugh at us. Fifa crisis: FAI were paid after Thierry Henry handball, says John Delaney – live 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z “There was sniggering – not from the boys so much; it was the parents.” Paid to play: levelling the field for women’s professional sport 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z Using terms like 'greatness' too describe these two ordinary workhorses must atttract derision and a lot of sniggering from the continent. Gerrard v Lampard: Who was better? 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z While you were sniggering at their attempt to do the Running Man, they were getting a few million dollars richer. Plutocrats Gone Wild 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z "The first time you heard me liken some car to the best bits of Cameron Diaz," he added, "you probably sniggered about it at school all the next day. But now, it's tedious." The Jeremy Clarkson story 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Against such enormous societal problems, the Geological Society’s decision to focus on mud might at first elicit a snigger: mud is a problem to face with wellies, not with a global research agenda. Down to earth 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Is there some Canadian somewhere sniggering about all of this? Sadly Canadian Coins Still Technically Breach The US Cuba Embargo 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z If it gets to be seen there surreptitiously, secret sniggering may change minds. Hollywood romp with political punch 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z Worse still, he sniggered to colleagues and ignored me altogether. When Women Manage Men Who Don't Respect Women 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Up until about a year ago I would heartily roll my eyes and snigger whenever a cutesie photo of my husband’s sister’s boss’s baby would pop up on my Facebook feed. Cut Parents Who Overshare on Facebook a Break 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z But the show is more than sniggering, sophomoric humor. Art review: ‘Readymade@100’ He broadcasted tape of the world welterweight champion struggling to read a promo for their show, which set off much schoolboy sniggering until a colleague protested. Floyd Mayweather flashes the cash to shut up New York radio bully 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The jugadoraso, written with an 's' to reflect an accent which team-mates admitted they could rarely understand, almost became a sniggering nickname. Arsenal's Alexis Sánchez: the 'squirrel' who scurried his way to the top 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Excuse me for sniggering about the "rule of law" requirement. Dear Mr Gove: what's so 'British' about your 'British values'? 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Football writer Hunter Davies thinks the modern debate is just "sniggering and good fun". The prevailing myth of sex before sport 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The sniggering and eye-rolling began immediately, then it turned louder and more derisive. Prison ‘Oz’: Dorothy in drag, felons are Munchkins 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z There are dozens of satire sites out there, rewriting current affairs, making the cynical snigger and duping the global gullible. 10 best fake news sites across the world 2014-03-25T12:30:00Z When the presenter talked us through the selfie app and the automatic retouching, there were more than a few sniggers in the crowd. Huawei's Ridiculous Obsession With Beauty 2014-02-24T10:35:00Z "Tory backbenchers sniggered and hooted as Labour MP Fiona McTaggart told of shocking scenes at her local Tesco in Slough, Berks, as people battled over cut-price fruit and veg," it reports. Watkins and Biggs make headlines 2013-12-19T06:11:14Z But in the long halls of the stadium, there were a few sniggers from insiders. The strange tale of two fuels 2013-11-19T12:49:38Z I tried to hide a snigger and failed. The scent of things to come 2013-09-04T17:20:42.983Z Ms Quilliam said people did "snigger" about sexual therapy, but said Masters and Johnson had helped give the field respectability. The 'first woman of sex therapy' 2013-07-27T23:31:07Z Witnesses reported the killer "sniggered" as he fled. Life term for random stabbing killer 2013-07-12T13:51:52Z Kieran Crump Raiswell was walking down the street in Manchester when he was stabbed without warning A teenage gap year student was stabbed to death in the street by a "sniggering" stranger, a court heard. Killer 'laughed' after fatal attack 2013-07-04T15:37:36Z The clip went viral, and then some old, sniggering Sports Nutz internet videos featuring Collins resurfaced. Susannah Collins: A growing hero 2013-05-05T01:43:00Z Its hideous existence is predicated on a sniggering us-v-them dynamic, so the idea that women could be both reviewer and reviewee would blow its revolting pink world apart. Lulu: the horrific us v them man-rating app 2013-02-12T14:00:16Z Feeling the weight of it in your hand as you approached the counter, a hint of anxiety that the sales assistant might snigger or tut. The place where you bought your first CD 2013-01-16T11:41:50Z Is my team just secretly sniggering at my inspirational eagle? Best Way to Motivate Your Team for Free 2013-01-15T12:59:43Z As he ran off the man was seen to be smiling - sniggering is the description given by witnesses - and he appeared to be laughing. Killer 'laughed' after fatal attack 2013-07-04T15:37:36Z "Puerile sniggering at breasts contributes to the continuing impression that software development is a boys' club," wrote one leading engineer. read tech stories of 2012 2012-12-28T00:01:21Z "There is a lot of sniggering about it because she is a fashion person but we are not all dipsticks and airheads," she added. AUDIO: Could Vogue boss be US ambassador? 2012-12-05T08:36:39Z He says other countries, like Holland, are able to talk to young people about sex in a natural way, "without sniggering like the British often do". Why are we still embarrassed about using condoms? 2012-11-02T03:24:24Z But, he added, the leaders of countries like Pakistan and Egypt “laugh at us and snigger and turn away and say, ‘fools.’ Congress Heads for Home With Rancor Still Evident 2012-09-22T03:03:30Z You can imagine them sitting round a big table, Muttley sniggering below, as they ask the question: "right then, gentlemen, any more brilliant suggestions as to how we screw the league this time?" Amid the mess and madcap scheduling, La Liga reignites - and delights 2012-08-20T13:25:41Z You there at the back, stop sniggering and pay attention. Olympics 2012: how to get involved in weightlifting 2012-08-02T11:00:00Z Puerile sniggering at breasts contributes to the continuing impression that software development is a boys club where girls aren’t welcome”. Microsoft Removes Embarrassing "Big Boobs" String From Linux Code 2012-07-21T19:35:57Z "Puerile sniggering at breasts contributes to the continuing impression that software development is a boys' club where girls aren't welcome," . Microsoft fixes 'big boobs' gaffe 2012-07-20T11:49:37Z The collective challenge for all beach volleyball players at these Games is perhaps to display sporting prowess so stunning as to silence the sniggers. Bearskins out, bikinis in 2012-07-19T16:13:02Z If the couple were arguing in public, anyone may record and snigger at it. On social media the new religion is sharing. Some of that sharing may not be very nice 2012-07-18T18:59:00Z When Russian people hear my last name, they can barely conceal a snigger of distaste and disgusted laughter. The curse of a ridiculous name 2012-07-06T16:14:50Z The cynics will snigger and say, "So what, presidents are not demi-Gods and they must be teased." African viewpoint: Pride and politics 2012-05-29T12:39:54Z I lived in the dull sounding town of West Kingsdown - so every time I drove passed these they gave me a huge snigger. Your unusual town names 2012-06-09T01:41:54Z And bemused residents of an Austrian town whose name translates as a well-known Anglo-Saxon profanity have long had to contend with regular influxes of sniggering English-speaking visitors. Dull and Boring: Should towns embrace silly names? 2012-06-06T14:01:43Z Protesters in Mali attacked the presidential palace in Bamako The cynics will snigger and say, "So what, presidents are not demi-Gods and they must be teased." African viewpoint: Pride and politics 2012-05-29T12:39:54Z There was sniggering in the public gallery when the officer mistakenly said bath tube instead of bath tub. Widower returned to murder scene 2012-05-25T07:52:55Z Call it a “two-fly zone”: Many Beijing residents are sniggering at a new city rule that sets a limit of two flies per public toilet. IHT Rendezvous: A Two-Fly Plan for Beijing's Toilets 2012-05-24T05:22:24Z "You needn't introduce him so carefully," said Bence, with a snigger. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z If glad, it must not grin or snigger; if sad, it must not scream or curse. The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion 2012-04-24T02:00:19.043Z "Your name?" he demanded of Leslie, with a fierceness that effectually quenched all further inclination on the part of the youth to snigger. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Workers snigger as I jump and drop my pad. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Unfortunately the lady who had laughed had a weakness for one of the gentlemen in company; which was so notorious that on this even her friends sniggered. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z He heard a snigger behind the hedge, but by the time he had climbed the bank--with a crimson face--there was no one to be seen. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z For what Jacobite, seeing the enemy hoist with his own petard could avoid a snigger? Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z Jack's face wore a provoking smile, and his friends were bent upon sniggering. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z "So would any one who had written love scenes as bad as his," sniggered a young man, who seemed oblivious of his very recent election to the club. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z Belfield could not repress a snigger; Andy made an unusually prolonged use of his napkin; Billy was rather red in the face. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z The lady at her elbow incensed her by a laugh of approval--a ridiculous snigger Cynthia termed it. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z However, it no longer mattered, for before I could believe that the danger was over they were gone and had closed the door; and I caught a sniggering laugh behind the curtain. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z Mr. George Glen sniggered and mentioned my destination, which was impolite, though he mentioned it politely; but Roper thumped me in the small of the back, and thrust my handkerchief into my mouth. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z But a snigger from behind me Just in time came to remind me Of the presence of my caddie—and I blessed the Knave of Clubs! Mr. Punch's Golf Stories 2012-01-28T03:00:25.907Z Kimberley snubbed me; House sniggered; my Woman's Suffrage Bill, about which Opposition Whips so anxious last week, treated with usual contumely. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 September 23, 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:21.910Z Suddenly from within the wood came a little snigger of laughter. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z Such sniggers were again heard in 2010, when Cantona urged people to help him provoke the collapse of the global banking system by withdrawing their savings en masse from banks on the same day. Soccer Legend Eric Cantona's New Goal? The French Presidency 2012-01-06T06:55:00Z "It wouldn't be of much use to us without," sniggered Glen. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z He darted an agonised appealing glance at Manasseh, who sniggered inscrutably. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z He said this in a tone that was insufferably insolent; and as if to point the insult, the two toadies when they heard it, sniggered audibly. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z She has a vivid picture of Bob capering triumphantly in the snow, sniggering like a ten-year-old. Margaret Atwood: “Stone Mattress.” 2011-12-12T05:00:00Z "I dare say, Mr. Lucas," sniggered Dunn, "that you have spent far more agreeable nights." Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z George Glen sniggered like a man that leaves off a serious conversation to laugh politely at a bad joke. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z "Nee, nee," sniggered Lewis, as Flutter-Duck savagely kicked the cat out of her way. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z That was Mr. Thompson's gruff tone, and it was followed immediately by Auntie's shrill and peculiar snigger. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z The stranger noted the movement, and commented on it--again with the uncomfortable snigger. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z There's only one thing I can say to you, Andrew, and that I've said already, and then you sort of sniggered. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z When he was addressed, he drew the back of his hand across his mouth, and he sniggered. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z They met on three days a week at the college, met doubtless to snigger together over their "fun," only on three evenings could I see her. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z "Enry Arper"—he had heard that shrill snigger above the roar of Knightsbridge—"what I shall do to you is going to hurt, but you must be a man and bear it." The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z But he never faltered in his story, which he told with a sniggering relish which lent it a quality of horror which no display of dramatic, conscience-stricken intensity could possibly have done. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z I find the light-hearted person a trial, and gaiety an offence, like a foolish snigger breaking in on the mad agony of Lear. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z La Stevenyne said with a snigger: “Remember, no one can leave till he has paid me.” The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z She wouldn't leave them for years to think that the poor, mean joking of sniggering servants is all there is to life and love. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z He almost shrieked again as he heard the sniggering voice of Auntie ascend above the gathering noises of the town: "Now, Enery, you must be a man and bear it." The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z The last two words were spoken with a snigger which was certainly a man's, though he still felt that the voice itself might be either masculine or feminine. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z Revelations of "bunga bunga" parties with escorts and showgirls angling for jobs in his media empire have prompted incredulity and sniggers, but failed to push him out of power. Opponents tell Berlusconi to quit over sex scandal 2011-09-18T13:23:51Z "Thanks," said Croly, and inside his new self sniggered at his old self. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z He finished his informing remarks with a cheerful snigger, seeming to take some kudos unto himself for discovering that the bunched-up, red-eyed woman could not ride. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z She gave a faint, embittered snigger, and Miss Henderson and Mrs. Potter exchanged glances. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z Again he gave vent to the snigger which so jarred on the young man's nerves. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z His is not the boisterous impropriety which may sometimes be observed staggering across the pages of Mr. Carlyle, but the more offensive variety which is overheard sniggering in the notes. Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z Then her voice broke into derisive sniggers, as she glided away. The ghosts of their ancestors 2011-08-08T02:00:20.667Z There was a snigger of laughter from some of the others, but nobody said anything, and it seemed wiser to ask no questions just then. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z Enderby smiled, then sniggered, then laughed; and finally, laying down his knife and fork, he looked at me, and leaned back in his chair and positively roared. The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland 2011-07-20T02:00:17.027Z The Bar lifted its eyebrows—such of it as was able to keep from sniggering, that is. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Can’t you imagine the wily rascals sniggering in their blankets, and wondering how much longer they are going to allow themselves to be governed by such a race of milksops!” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The Spanish world number one also consistently tugs at the back of his shorts, causing sniggers from the crowd. Rafa's towel, Bartoli swishes key to performance 2011-06-28T13:03:48Z Collingwood chuckled: not merrily at all, but with a rather nasty cynicism—a snigger, in fact. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z They sniggered at the results, the nonsense of it all. In the Family: Baby Makes Four, and Complications 2011-06-19T11:04:29Z Timothy sniggered and rubbed his mouth with the back of his hand. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z But as for Christine and Karin, they knitted and knitted, and laughed and sniggered at the story, which Anders, I must say, told in a way which would have rejoiced his old grandmother's heart. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z It was, comedians sniggered, as if he was being operated by remote control. Rebranding Brown 2011-06-10T14:52:50Z I saw him sniggering this morning at breakfast. Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys 2011-06-08T02:00:16.797Z That will avoid the sniggering, and people are more likely to speak straight to your face about what it was like etc. How do you go public on a hair transplant? 2011-06-06T14:12:11Z Asked about his fancy car, the driver sniggered and said that it was bought “by selling drugs, of course.” As Hard Times Bite, Drug Trade Flourishes in Spanish Port 2011-05-30T19:40:18Z Those observing him sniggered and mumbled again of hooch, when he lurched against the bar, and clung to it for support as a drunken man might.... The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z Herr Braunbart involuntarily raised his hand, Doctor Sammet looked down at his watch-chain in silence, and a short snigger escaped through the nose of one of the young surgeons, which was hardly opportune. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z There was a snigger av a laugh at this; for Tammas was well known to be no great feeder av cattle. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z I saw them nudge each other and snigger, and I had to give quite a tug to get it away. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z And Danny would begin again with a more explicit enunciation, "Jemmy Quirk was a Welshman, Jemmy—" Then the sniggers and the snorts would rise to a tumult. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z “And all your injuries for nothing, too,” sniggered Florence Thomas heartlessly. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z Agatha and Grace sniggered, while their elders smiled a little contemptuously. Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life 2011-03-24T02:00:14.360Z St. Xavier's boys sometimes brought them in by stealth to snigger over among their mates; for the language of the grateful patient recounting his symptoms is most simple and revealing. Kim 2011-03-13T03:00:25.327Z For a time they even managed to outdo Pakistan, until Tuesday, when Pakistan looked England up and down, sniggered disdainfully and then showed them what maverick cricket really looks like. Bangladesh v England ? live! 2011-03-11T00:25:00Z With an imperturbability bred of long experience did we meet the sniggers and sneers of certain croakers below, who looked with an unfavourable eye on our proceedings. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z The news was received with bitter anger in Great Britain, and in New York there was a hush of horror, broken only by "the sniggers of German-Americans." The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z Unfortunately, it behoves me to add that's a sodden pulp from crying, for those of you sniggering down the back. Premier League stars need to woman down before they man up 2011-02-26T00:08:04Z How they must have sniggered when they penned that. Bankers got carte blanche on pay and a free pass on lending. We got six pages of nothing 2011-02-13T00:05:39Z Ho! ho!' he sniggered, with purely intellectual appreciation of the pungency. The Grandchildren of the Ghetto 2011-02-12T03:00:35.663Z "Try and stay awake," sniggered the trailer for the England tactical segment on Scrum V when the BBC programme did its otherwise spot-on preview show. Six Nations 2011: England's Ben Foden plays pantomime villain in Wales 2011-02-03T16:04:23Z With more dignity than I could have managed, David Kato ignored the sniggering and swaggering men as they prowled about the room waiting for proceedings to begin. Lost champion 2011-02-03T11:18:25Z But there were sniggers when an announcement over the loud speakers interrupted the R&B band shortly after voting began. Intrigue under the floodlights as Nigeria party votes 2011-01-13T22:34:06Z A murmur of applause followed this notable proposal, and I fancied I could hear a snigger from the young man, as if he found the project to his mind, and thought it might be feasible. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z "It is strange, is it not, my lady?" she sniggered; "but I have something to talk about which will interest your ladyship very much." The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z At every polite effort put forward by his wife, he counteracted it by a wink or a cough, or a chuckle, or a snigger. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z The doctor, sniggering, laid his short, broad hand on it, as though to compel it. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z Photograph: Matthew Impey/PA Wire/Press Association Images Mention Harry Redknapp and tactics in the same breath and the general reaction tends to be a snigger. The Question: Is Harry Redknapp winging it tactically? 2010-12-01T12:59:00Z It should be no surprise, then, that the sight of a ribbon of fly line unfolding over a likely muskie lie was met with arched eyebrows if not sniggering laughter by die-hard muskellunge anglers. Fly Anglers Are Drawn to a Toothy Adversary 2010-10-23T20:43:00Z "We'll look back and think of audio calls with a little snigger." Skype 5 launches with Facebook integration 2010-10-14T13:49:00Z Nor, in my experience, do they particularly want to eat wholesome salads and healthy fat-free yoghurts, regardless of how many sniggers the product names might elicit. Shopping and FCUKing 2010-08-29T20:00:00Z The others looked on eagerly, believing; but the doctor did not believe and sat sniggering. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z Cattermole was greeted with sniggering from Mrs Johnston when he asked her "Do you ride this fellow at home?" Tattenham Corner 2010-07-31T21:29:00Z There would have been sniggering in some quarters over the bid to improve reliability by turning to David James. England 0-0 Algeria 2010-06-18T20:27:00Z The nudge-nudge sniggers doing the rounds in subsequently questioned not the veracity of the allegation but why it was exclusively trained on heterosexual activity. Laura Robson has attitude to excel at Wimbledon says Lindsay Davenport 2010-06-17T15:15:00Z Sir Alex said, before prompting no end of juvenile schoolboy sniggering by announcing that he sees "Serbia pulling something off" . Football transfer rumours: Jos? Mourinho in ?100m Madrid spree? 2010-05-24T07:49:00Z To snigger childishly when noisy neighbours Manchester City offer £60m just to annoy him. Football transfer rumours: James Milner and David Luiz to Man City? 2010-05-18T08:12:00Z There is talk of inquests at The Oval and the sound of gentle sniggering in the Shires. Mark Ramprakash gives Surrey the edge in London derby with Middlesex 2010-05-17T20:07:00Z It is a fact that when Surrey do badly there is a lot of sniggering in the background. County cricket - live! 2010-05-17T10:12:00Z "Well, he's had enough of them," his friend replied, and the two of them sniggered together in an unmalicious, thigh-slapping, good ol' boyish sort of way. Tiger Woods returns with confidence to an awed Augusta 2010-04-09T01:00:00Z One voter sniggered as he told me: "She looks posh, sounds posh and has an even posher name." 2010-02-12T16:00:00Z I could tell, because every now and then both of them would start sniggering. 2010-02-01T05:00:00Z He did not refuse, though, from under bushy brows, the still piercing eyes looked round, noting the snigger on this face and the scoff on that. A Blot on the Scutcheon He—he—he—he—he!” he sniggered; and then he seemed to stand holding by the bottom of the balustrade to indulge in a few minutes’ sardonic mirth. A Little World I felt so mad that I could have punched his head, for all the fellows there were sniggering. Lady Maude's Mania The front row sniggered, and a sigh came from the colored ranks. The Valiants of Virginia The two freshmen sniggered, and Michael made up his mind to consult Lonsdale about their doom. Sinister Street, vol. 2 As I come up, he is delineating a lady of portentous plainness, who sits and sniggers with a dreadful bashfulness. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93. September 17, 1887 The Office fellows looked as sulky as night; but they had to bow and snigger, and say, 'Certainly, my Lord;' but I know what they intend, for all that. Tony Butler A couple of serving men, who were probably privy to the extravagant total, stood sniggering and whispering in a neighbouring archway. The Firebrand She heard them snigger as she turned away, and longed to go back and shake them; but discretion prevailed. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days They further thought that "house-rent would be cheap in those parts," and sniggered over the witticism. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel “Thank you, little man, but perhaps I prefer to look on at you,” Piet Maartens answered, while his companion gave vent to a sniggering laugh which set Jack’s pulses thumping. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War The three Makalaka boys in the background sniggered, and this acted as a whip to the Matabele. In the Whirl of the Rising "Gadzooks, master," cried Smollett, who had been sniggering for some time back. The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen And Lynch reads and sniggers, and reads again. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance The idea of the English people sitting down to think about Boston, while Boston on the other side of the water ostentatiously "didn't care," made me snigger. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Chloe sniggered at the old man’s deft turn of the matter, for she knew perfectly well that the idea of buying the melons hadn’t entered his mind until that moment. Dorothy on a House Boat Yesterday, when they asked him if he'd have some more tea, he said, "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more," and then sniggered all over. The Golden Age I am sorry to say Bill Floyd sniggered; but Pat came to the front this time, and said "a man hurt him." Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories They think that if only some subjects be treated seriously, without any sniggering or grimacing, there ceases to be any harm in them. Belcaro Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions "Business, my boy, business!" he would explain with a snigger when he met Mr. Spokesly's rapt gaze of amazement. Command He bent, sniggering, to look at my pass. The Knights of Arthur "What derogatory expressions the lad makes use of!" said the painter, sniggering in his glass. The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels Something inside of me sniggered at the phrase, for it was purely a business one. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia Perhaps a hearty laugh has never been got out of it; although there are points here and there at which a faint snigger may be permissible, and the concluding portion improves somewhat. Life of John Keats But the point of the thing was, that he sniggered at me, with the most insulting style of sneering laughter, and said he had won my legs from me at picquet. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II “Pretty hot, I must admit,” sniggered Georgie, thinking to make peace with Beryl Wragg; but she seemed to find his humor not to her taste. The Silent Barrier That dawn must have been reflected on his face, for his fellow-passenger began to snigger. The Return of the Prodigal “What are you sniggering at?” she demanded imperiously. Cynthia's Chauffeur The vicar's nephew sniggered, and Mrs Gray gave him a reproachful glance; all the other Blackstable people looked pained; Miss Reed blushed. Orientations The choir-boys were sniggering—you can always trust them to do that. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 26, 1920 And then, not noticing his snigger of satisfaction at having, as it were, drawn her:—"What were you doing at Mr. Wardle's?" When Ghost Meets Ghost I was a prisoner, a slave, a contemned and despicable being, the butt of her sniggering countrymen. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Here there was a snigger, and one of his fellow-clerks asked how duchesses gave their cards. A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends Children, when they see the full moon or their attention is called to it, begin to snigger. Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study And as for Snooks’ sniggering, I am sorry to say he is sold up.” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit III They had tied her up to attention, with many a sniggering jest; They had bound a musket beside her, with the barrel beneath her breast! Collected Poems Volume One The ladies sat; they dickered and examined—we exhibited and put away, the beau lying crouched and crucifying at our feet, and we sniggering fit to burst at the contretemps of the poor victim. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes He knows that a certain amount of not too gross indecency will raise a snigger, and, like Voltaire and Sterne himself, he sets himself to raise it. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 —You'll find it in the Cicada's open library, the old piper told me with a snigger. Letters from my Windmill He flagged a hallway car—remembering carefully to check whether or not the driver was the sniggering Murray—and he and Luba piled in and started out for the park. Occasion for Disaster The old man was sniggering towards the window. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court Pete had uttered a low sniggering laugh on hearing Sam’s last question, and now feeling that he must either act or give up; the latter repeated his inquiry. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam He shuffles up the inclined plane for more fish, amid the sniggers of spectators, for Toby's march has no claim to magnificence. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly He kind of sniggered in a foolish way at Amaryllis, and touched his hat to Iden. Amaryllis at the Fair Oh, bland elysium for the brave and fair, Whose pleasures are the snigger and the stare, Chill snub, and eye-glance steely! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 February 15, 1890 She shrugged her shoulders up to her ears, and he sniggered, stroking his beard. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court Even Jung Perchad and the other elephants snigger quietly as they pass, and Bob the Bactrian, from the camel-house, laughs outright; it is a horrid, coarse, vulgar, exasperating laugh, that of Bob's. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Then she smiled, laughed, and sniggered: not because she imagined that she had achieved humour, but because that was her way of making herself agreeable. A Great Man A Frolic "They say that whin we luck at ourselves in the lucking lass, we see nothin' but Whigs," said the funny Father, and the audience sniggered. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule An audible snigger came from beyond the window. The Twins of Suffering Creek But a glance at Mr. Ranks, and an audible snigger coming from the doorway, suddenly changed his mind. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana As he went along the streets of Châlons, the dreadful old man chuckled and sniggered. A Nest of Spies The hostess smiled and sniggered, but it was generally felt that Mr. Dolbiac's remark had not been in the best taste. A Great Man A Frolic Paul stared again, then sniggered again, and pocketed his spoil. Captain Dieppe Then some one sniggered, and it became the cue for an instantaneous and general guffaw of derision. The Twins of Suffering Creek A snigger went round the gathering, and Tresler knew that it was he who was being summoned. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana The merchant sniggered again, and Benjamin walked out of the room. The Tale of Timber Town Mrs. Portway bent forward her head, showed her teeth, smiled, laughed, and finally sniggered. A Great Man A Frolic It was decidedly the fashion to admire him, to snigger indulgently at 28 his mild little pleasantries, and to call him “an old dear.” The Madcap of the School The shuffle of cards and rattle of chips came with a snigger. The Twins of Suffering Creek "I fear my venerable and respected friend the worthy Court Godmother must have met with some mishap," he sniggered. In Brief Authority And there was papa and Egerton and Theeny all sniggering at mamma, I know, in secret, and really proud of the connexion, if the truth were known. Somehow Good The old man sat chewing the tassel of his cap, and mumbling, sniggering, chuckling, spluttering with indecent mirth. The Scarlet Feather These wavered a little, were silent, sniggered, stood their ground—the khaki-clad figures passed among them. Tatterdemalion I hate his ugly throat, his nose, his eyes, his shameless snigger. The Brothers Karamazov The great white stars winked down at him jeeringly, and a little mocking breeze sniggered among the mimosas and palms of the hotel gardens. The Dop Doctor They weren't a yumorous nation, taken as a whole; but I fancy some of our prize Latin verses would set the stiffest of 'em sniggering. The Giant's Robe “So do we,” somebody sniggered; and I hated him, for I saw her sway upon her feet as if the words had been a blow. Desert Dust He! he! he!" sniggered the Griffin, "if my scales cannot crush the scales of George's blatant armour may I live to bite my own nails. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy When he had gone one of the men sniggered. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands The thing must be done, though, before the sordid life stirred again under the roof of the tavern, before the vulgar faces, with their greedy, prying eyes, should be there to snigger and spy. The Dop Doctor It is hardly inferior in wit to Voltaire, and is entirely free from the smears of uncomeliness and the sniggers of bad taste which he would have been sure to put in. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 The bartender cracked not a smile, but a universal sigh, broken by a few sniggers, voiced the appraisal of the audience. Desert Dust Oh," sniggered the Griffin, "then it does apply even to me, for I myself am an exception. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy As has been already said, treat digestion as sex is treated, and it will be sniggered over behind locked doors in precisely the same way. Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1906 They sniggered, but they quieted down, all but one. The Convert But, curiously enough, the reproach of sniggering, which lies so heavily on Laurence Sterne and François Arouet, does not lie on Crébillon. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 I can hear you snigger over it—and me! A Sheaf of Corn "Fancy that, more realistic! how beautiful!" and the Griffin sidled away, sniggering with self-gratified pride at his own achievement. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy My word, how the Beetles must be sniggering at you! The Hero of Garside School The young revellers gave a rather blank snigger, as though they had all along supposed looking at them to be an exhilarating occupation for any young woman. The Convert "To be sure I knew her," said the old woman sniggering; "nobody so well as I. Yes, yes, she died just six months before your father celebrated his second marriage with the Marchesa Manfredi." The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck Then there burst upon the stillness a snigger which, faint as it was, sounded startlingly loud. Left Guard Gilbert Sundry further snorts and sniggers went round the tables. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Plunger heard sniggers on every side at this reference to his name, of which he had always been very proud. The Hero of Garside School Jimmy Wilson sniggered, and the other youngsters enjoyed his discomfiture. The House with the Green Shutters "Thank you, thank you, from my heart!" cried Eleazar, sniggering, as he lifted his sharp little eyes, and a strange smirking grin made his yellow crampt face still uglier than before. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck Bones expected an outburst; instead, his speech evoked no more than a snigger. The Keepers of the King's Peace "What are you sniggering and mocking at?" with another oath. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time The sniggering, if sniggering it was, soon ceased, and then a strange silence reigned in the barn. The Hero of Garside School A snigger shot to his features at the sight. The House with the Green Shutters He cowered before the Landhofmeisterin, laughing his horrible, cackling snigger, which was half mockery, half terror. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg You certainly came here under a false impression," he sniggered; "as for the reason of your coming, you will soon know it. A Queen's Error "Precisely," said Boss, with a snigger, touching the piano again, and Philip, sitting near the door, felt the palm of his hand itch for the whole breadth of his cousin's cheek. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 The enemies of England in Egypt and elsewhere were sniggering. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan He turned with a scowl on Wilson, and, "What the devil are you sniggering at?" he growled. The House with the Green Shutters Her attention was arrested by a cackling snigger behind her—a horrid, mocking, wheezy titter in the shadow of the overhanging ornamentation of the banqueting-hall roof, which came low down over the little gallery. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg She found that little Teddy bear I brought with me, and she sniggered and asked if I came from a kindergarten. A Patriotic Schoolgirl “Oh, yes,” I answered with a snigger, “I think, though, it’s rather far-fetched.” Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant His face was crimson and if looks could kill, Tony Mack would have fallen dead in the middle of his sniggers. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 So strong was the desire that, though he coloured and felt awkward at the contemptuous reference to his father, he sniggered and went on talking, as if nothing untoward had been said. The House with the Green Shutters "He intends to get it from the heiress," sniggered Aurora. The Opal Serpent Here I, listening, sniggered, for it was blown about the city that Messer Brunetto had his passions or fancies or vagaries, call them what you will, and humored them out of school hours. The God of Love Of course I sniggered at this, understanding the allusion; but, naturally, Tom was not in the secret, and I had a good deal to tell him when I got him below. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant The flower girl sniggered and Henderson pushed her from him with marital impatience and took an Indian squaw away from the hobo. Still Jim A coward always sniggers when insulted, pretending that the insult is only a joke of his opponent, and therefore to be laughed aside. The House with the Green Shutters The Curate was still sniggering and Mrs. Brawle put her glass in her eye and looked at him. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) How stupid we were before the war, how we prated of small revolts, how we sniggered over little jokes at religion and government. One Man's Initiation—1917 Just in front of me I heard what I can only call a snigger. The Five Jars “He—he—he!” sniggered the Executioner, putting his hand up to his mouth under his mask. Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo "He needs my money, but if more pressure is necessary,"—she sniggered at the recollection of Mr. Terriberry's sentimental leanings—"I can spend an hour with him in the light of the 'meller moon.'" The Lady Doc This worthy now sniggering in sympathy, as he came up the after companion and took his place by the captain’s side, having been roused out before his time by the commotion on deck. The Island Treasure At this last thought I sniggered, and Aunt Eliza looked severe. The Lady of the Basement Flat But he only sniggered at me, and said he wouldn’t, and bid me hush; and then he got mad, and because I couldn’t hush up just in a minute, he whipped me quite smart. My First Cruise and Other stories The assistants, who had not heard, for Eloquent spoke very low, sniggered sympathetically, and the other customers frowned. The Ffolliots of Redmarley Harpe,"—she sniggered at a mental picture—"how will you look anyhow hanging to a man's arm? The Lady Doc “Ho! ho! thet’s prime!” laughed out the skipper, astounded at his cheek; while the first-mate sniggered his aggravating “he! he!” behind him. The Island Treasure Finally, with another little snigger of laughter, he thrust his chubby hand into the pocket of his overall and produced two bright coloured marbles. 'Me and Nobbles' As his hearing sharpened, the old familiar sounds returned, the chirping of the titmice, the starling’s discord, the sniggering of the robin, the squirrel’s bullying cough. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character Miss Puff sniggered, and Gildart said he might as well try to startle him with a sneeze. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn I often hear him sniggering to himself as I go past his door. The Angel of Terror “He’s gone aboard bad,” said one of the hands, with a snigger, whereat they all laughed. The Island Treasure He pictured to himself the stare of amazement on the countenance of Mr. Dupr� and the sniggering face of young Latimer who collected beetles and hated washing. Priscilla's Spies Look here,” said he, and his voice changed from a snigger to vicious earnest. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character “Had any bites?” he said with a sniggering laugh. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea It was a little bit of a snigger at your boots.” The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise Then, naturally, there would be a snigger all round, when Mr Flinders had to turn away with a scowl on his unpleasant, cross-grained face. The Island Treasure The boy quailed before his stern look, and uttered a nasty sniggering laugh. Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden The apprentice deferentially sniggered, and Edwin smiled modestly and awkwardly and departed without having accomplished what he had come to do. Clayhanger And so it went on through nineteen girls, the boys sniggering all the time. The Carbonels And kiss it she did, on its thin, chilly tip, with Mason sniggering with delight in the background, and the strange young man chuckling in the foreground. Flaming June The audience sniggered with enjoyment, for though not quite so heartless as their brothers, it cannot be denied that most school-girls take a mischievous delight in teasing their companions. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story I’m not going to meet all those sniggering girls if I know it.” Betty Trevor However, he saw his ineptitude almost simultaneously with the commission of it, and smothered the snigger in becoming gravity. Clayhanger “No,” said I, calmly, put on my mettle by hearing the others sniggering at their leader’s wit, as they thought it—“my father was an officer.” On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story “Perhaps I am, Mackay, perhaps I am,” sniggered and snorted “Old Jock,” thinking this a high compliment. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea Flora sniggered into her handkerchief, Barbara gaped, Nancy tilted her head, and rolled her eyes to the ceiling, Dreda wakened out of her dream, and sat up flushed and eager. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story Across the room Cynthia and Betty were sniggering, and biting their lips. Betty Trevor He thought how Clara would have sniggered about it and caricatured it afterwards, had she witnessed it. Clayhanger “Just the night for a burglary!” said Tom with a snigger, on our cautiously looking round us to see if the coast was clear. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story “Oh, then, Master Joey, you’ll find you can’t mooch here, my lad,” retorted Old Jock, glad of the opportunity of having one of his personal jokes, and sniggering and snorting over it in fine glee. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea He was talking to himself, but the hands heard him, and there was a general snigger all round, the captain’s very composure having given confidence to all. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea “Oh, well, there’s reason in all things!” returned Jack, with a vagueness which his brothers and sisters had apparently little difficulty in understanding, for they laughed, and sniggered meaningly to each other. Betty Trevor “I did nothing of the sort, Mr Spokeshave,” I answered indignantly, for the little beast sniggered away and grinned at Mr Fosset as if he had said something uncommonly smart at my expense. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea The Philosophers soon made it too hot for these mules, and they were only allowed to stay on the ground as it amused us to see their idiotic sniggers. Tom, Dick and Harry As he passed through the door he heard how everybody there was laughing and sniggering. A Hungarian Nabob Davis fairly foamed at the mouth with passion at this, the more particularly as the other men, grouped below in the waist, were sniggering and passing sly jokes from one to another about the affair. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea He waved a hand to his brother of the looking-glass and slippered away, groaning and sniggering to himself. Little Novels of Italy “Nonsense, boy; you’d better go below!” said the first mate brusquely, while Spokeshave sniggered and whispered something to the lamp-trimmer and man at the wheel that made them both laugh out right. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea He told the form all about it, and of course they all laughed too, the sniggering, grovelling sweeps! The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton There's a prodigious amount of whispering and sniggering among them. For the Sake of the School "I said hello!" sniggered the other, once more. The Secret of the Storm Country Mirth would guffaw—when hearts and mouths were bigger, Osrick would shrink from aught beyond a snigger, Such as is stirred by screeds of far-fetched whim. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, February 4, 1893 No other could wake such detestable groans, With reed and with chanter—with bag and with drones: All day and all night he delighted the chiels With sniggering pibrochs and jiggety reels. The Best Nonsense Verses I should have liked to kick Augustus as he walked away with a snigger; but at least he had made it impossible to take advantage of Smythe's offer. Chatterbox, 1905. |
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