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
The cast chuckled before Griffin cut in with some deep NBA lore.
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Mike Prada, New York Times, 18 May 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
Even talking about Williams-Streat’s faults, the family chuckled in their living room and Matthew laughed back in the photos.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026
Jordan, famous for taking things personally, just chuckled.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
The crown still fits LeBron James chuckled at the suggestion.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Bass chuckled when asked about his elementary school hoops days.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Asked about his experience playing against Curry over the years, Porzingis chuckled.
—Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026
Mike Prada, New York Times, 18 May 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
Even talking about Williams-Streat’s faults, the family chuckled in their living room and Matthew laughed back in the photos.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026
Jordan, famous for taking things personally, just chuckled.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
The crown still fits LeBron James chuckled at the suggestion.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Bass chuckled when asked about his elementary school hoops days.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Asked about his experience playing against Curry over the years, Porzingis chuckled.
—Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuckled
Verb
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When asked about that, Jones laughed.—
Alex Zalben,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
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According to Marcia, George was convinced he’d be laughed out of Hollywood because in the original script characters were running around and shooting at one another and nobody was getting hurt.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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As Spade giggled in her first-class seat, Shuter asked what could possibly be so funny in the magazine.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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Aaron Boone, meanwhile, giggled over the way Sterling reacted to getting hit by a foul ball in the booth in 2023.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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My mother had smiled at the pictures, her eyes brimming.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Her son Aire was pictured wearing a gray hooded tracksuit top and sweetly smiled for a selfie with his mom while sitting on her lap inside the plane.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Angered by the demonstration, Keenan first screamed at the protesters and then spit in the face of one.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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There were so many cool sculptures and pieces of architecture that screamed to be turned into a puzzle.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Watching Woolery climb the UCLA RBI record book, Grant grinned and reveled in it.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Assaidi, who grinned widely as he was led out of an NYPD stationhouse on his way to court for his arraignment, did not have any prior arrests, police said.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Chuckled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckled. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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