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chuckle

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chuckle
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
The studio audience applauded and chuckled when her face planted firmly in front of her, head down at the table. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025 Brostoff was always bringing last-minute guests, which still makes Stein chuckle to recall. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chuckle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuckle
Noun
  • The venue’s intimacy, coupled with a more informal, speakeasy vibe, permeated an award ceremony that was notable for its moments of laughter and easy congeniality.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Hold on to the laughter, hold on to the sparkle, hold on to that spark deep inside that refuses to go out.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Make people laugh and help people out and just keep that vicious cycle of fun going.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
  • There are also shots of the countless members of Swift’s band, dance troupe and stage crew hard at work setting up the show night after night, along with her parents, Scott and Andrea Swift, who are frequently seen smiling and laughing with their daughter.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The latter’s video focused on her seatmate, whose infectious giggles and wheezing breaths—which one commenter joked sounded like the engine—became the soundtrack to the plane fault.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The game encouraged competitive streaks, teamwork, and plenty of giggles, with parents noting it was well constructed, self-contained, and easy to store or bring along to grandma’s house.
    Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Early never makes fun of Maddie, never lets the audience snicker at the screen.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
  • 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 19 Oct. 2025.

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