as in laughed
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
everyone dutifully chuckled at the professor's intended jokes
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Recent Examples of chuckled
Ally repeatedly asked while gasping as about a dozen of her friends chuckled nearby.
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Hearing this, Callier chuckled.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
While attendees chuckled, both companies’ respective consumer data suggest that the moderator’s question was pretty standard.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
The executives have chuckled at the team’s seeming complacency and incapacity for change, which culminated in a 43-119 record in 2025, a finish that put the club on par with the 2024 Chicago White Sox and 1962 New York Mets in terms of futility.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Linklater chuckled at this idea and offered his own counter-perspective.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
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
Some of the 14 men chuckled, not quite sold.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
The audience chuckled — what a wild title!
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Hearing this, Callier chuckled.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
While attendees chuckled, both companies’ respective consumer data suggest that the moderator’s question was pretty standard.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
The executives have chuckled at the team’s seeming complacency and incapacity for change, which culminated in a 43-119 record in 2025, a finish that put the club on par with the 2024 Chicago White Sox and 1962 New York Mets in terms of futility.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Linklater chuckled at this idea and offered his own counter-perspective.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
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
Some of the 14 men chuckled, not quite sold.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
The audience chuckled — what a wild title!
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuckled
Verb
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Cuomo, the former governor and an independent candidate for mayor, laughed along.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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George laughed and stabbed a potato with his fork.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a video added to Johnson's Instagram Stories, Rome smiled and giggled as the paramedic talked with him, moving to place the oxygen mask on his face.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Russell giggled, awed by her fellow-star’s vivacity, her easy embrace of glamour.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Glancing around the standing-room-only party, filled with joyful hugs and happy chatter as guests drank spicy margaritas and nibbled on fries in paper cones printed with quotes from the book, a dazed Brown smiled.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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This neat tablemate nodded and smiled.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The professional chef, who had never smelled her own feet before, screamed as Barrymore picked up her foot and gave it a sniff.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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Also at the game was Travis Kelce's fiancée, Taylor Swift, who rocked an outfit that screamed Chiefs pride.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jameson grinned in the photo as his proud dad snapped his picture.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The minister grinned, refused to commit himself, and then stood up for a round of photographs.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Chuckled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckled. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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