chuckled

verb

past tense of chuckle
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 When he was asked by Guillaume Lefrancois of La Presse if he had been contacted by Price since signing with the Canadiens, Kreider chuckled and said no. — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 When reporters shouted questions about the bombshell conversation, the future king at the time simply chuckled, remained silent and carried on walking. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Everyone chuckled, especially our Argentinian hosts, who had never met an Idaho cowboy quite like True before. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026 And, as the crowd chuckled at that one, Vinatieri kept up the roast. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2026 Baker smiled widely, nodded his head, greeted Ortiz in Spanish, chuckled and walked over to Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero, giving each of them hugs and pats on the back. — Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 Reid chuckled, then offered the sweetest thought about the wedding. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026 The librarian on the phone chuckled. — Literary Hub, 5 May 2026 Jordan, famous for taking things personally, just chuckled. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuckled
  1. laughed
  2. giggled
  3. smiled
  4. screamed
  5. grinned
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Texas quarterback Arch Manning laughed at an AI meme of ESPN reporter Holly Rowe getting slapped by Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The screen showed the name of the student who’d laughed at my crab-egg story.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of laughed
Verb
  • Brandy and Goldberg smiled and giggled throughout the entire show, full of joy as the models twirled and commanded the runway in pieces ranging from cocktail dresses to red carpet-worthy gowns.
    — Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Say Cheese Frances giggled through another fruit song (this one about a banana) with her Papa.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of giggled
Verb
  • The longtime Paul McCartney collaborator smiled and nodded, taking in the moment during the final night of Eddie Vedder‘s annual Southern California festival.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Stewart smiled while on her way to the bench as the ESPN broadcast highlighted Jonquel Jones stirring an imaginary pot on the sidelines.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of smiled
Verb
  • The account provided directly to Fox News offered a more harrowing description of the sudden descent, with the passenger saying people screamed as overhead compartments opened and power aboard the aircraft went out.
    — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Investigators say Sanderson ran off when the girl screamed out for her dad, but prosecutors say the father and daughter pointed out someone else at the park as the attacker.
    — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of screamed
Verb
  • In photos obtained by the Daily Mail, the singer could be seen smiling in the back seat of an SUV while her soccer player boyfriend of two years grinned from the front seat.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Kulich missed most of last season with a blood clot issue, but Mrtka grinned when asked how Kulich looked this summer.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of grinned

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“Chuckled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckled. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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