as in laughter
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
a quick chuckle at the funny comment
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as in to laugh
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
everyone dutifully chuckled at the professor's intended jokes
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Recent Examples of chuckle
Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Jernigan wore business casual and spoke with understatement, sometimes punctuated by a rueful chuckle.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
With each successive exchange, the replying chorus added another member, until the air was filled with a continuous melody of bugles, grunts, cow/calf calls, whistles and chuckles.
—Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Admittedly, there are a few delightful chuckles along the way.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Jernigan wore business casual and spoke with understatement, sometimes punctuated by a rueful chuckle.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Brostoff was always bringing last-minute guests, which still makes Stein chuckle to recall.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
With each successive exchange, the replying chorus added another member, until the air was filled with a continuous melody of bugles, grunts, cow/calf calls, whistles and chuckles.
—Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuckle
Noun
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So aunts and uncles in Gaza would call from the beach there, allowing Kordia to share her cousins’ laughter and glimpse the waves.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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What was meant to be an aesthetic honeymoon video quickly sparked laughter online, when one newlywed noticed something unusual when watching back footage.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The audience laughed, then a few hours later, its minds and anxieties provoked, spilled out into the warm September air a little heavier for the wear.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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Potter was able to laugh about it at a press conference on Friday, a pointless briefing given he was sacked the following morning.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Set appropriately inside the creepy, abandoned Sears department store, the carnival includes a bunch of ways to get your kicks, giggles and jump scares.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Many movies tried to recreate its magic mixture, including some of its own sequels, but few achieved the merry concoction of frights, gore, and giggles that Craven handled so masterfully.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Early never makes fun of Maddie, never lets the audience snicker at the screen.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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The carnage leads to a sigh of an epilogue that seems, without giving anything away, like a curious letdown, a cruel little snicker from Aster that doesn’t entirely satisfy.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 July 2025
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“Chuckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckle. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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