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
Attendees chuckled after seeing how inexpensive billing statements, fees, budgets and licenses were compared to today.
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Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
McConaughey agreed and chuckled in response.
—Chloe Angyal, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
Still riding the adrenaline of beating Canada to claim the USA men’s hockey’s biggest win since 1980, players chuckled along with the president.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Monday morning inside the Tigers clubhouse, McGonigle chuckled and shook his head when told his father had been interviewed.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Meir noted his mustache was pretty impressive as crewmates Adenot and Fedyaev chuckled.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Stern chuckled and without hesitation said that guy wasn’t going anywhere.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 20 Jan. 2026
At first, Eli and Peyton chuckled at the sight, while Combs sang along — which is all part of the appeal, Malloy says.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
But on the latest episode of his New Heights podcast, Kelce chuckled about Jones’ proclamation.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
McConaughey agreed and chuckled in response.
—Chloe Angyal, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
Still riding the adrenaline of beating Canada to claim the USA men’s hockey’s biggest win since 1980, players chuckled along with the president.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Monday morning inside the Tigers clubhouse, McGonigle chuckled and shook his head when told his father had been interviewed.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Meir noted his mustache was pretty impressive as crewmates Adenot and Fedyaev chuckled.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Stern chuckled and without hesitation said that guy wasn’t going anywhere.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 20 Jan. 2026
At first, Eli and Peyton chuckled at the sight, while Combs sang along — which is all part of the appeal, Malloy says.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
But on the latest episode of his New Heights podcast, Kelce chuckled about Jones’ proclamation.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuckled
Verb
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When asked if the news was indeed true, Roach laughed.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Fallon, in turn, gave Curtis a deadpan look as the audience laughed.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Taking a deep breath, the Quantico alum giggled and then, leaning over, plunged her face straight into the ice.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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Students giggled and gasped in disbelief.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As Brady read the sentence, Snyder’s family cried silently and church friends smiled.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The actress threw up a peace sign for the camera while Ramirez smiled with his arm around Alba's waist.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Every cell in my body screamed yes, but my mind spiraled.—
Jennifer Wolfgram,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Masters screamed loudly several times in delight after winning the women's sprint sitting discipline in Para cross-country skiing on Tuesday at Milan Cortina in Italy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Related Stories Spielberg grinned as the audience broke out into laughter and cheers.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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Standing in the visiting dressing room at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday morning, Sabres alternate captain Alex Tuch grinned when asked about how the group is handling the trade rumors as a contending team as opposed to one that is selling.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Chuckled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckled. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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