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 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 Roupp chuckled at the thought of making his big-league debut as a two-pitch guy. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 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 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 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
  1. laughed
  2. giggled
  3. smiled
  4. screamed
  5. grinned
Verb
  • Gonzalez laughed, agreed and the breeze moved through the courtyard right on time.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Perhaps that’s the biggest compliment for UCLA, going from being ignored or laughed at to taking a few jabs over your glowing reviews.
    — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of laughed
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  • The audience giggled nervously as their seats rocked and rolled during the tense chase scene, and whenever the dinosaur went in for an attack, a squirt of water shot out from behind each audience member’s seat.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 19 July 2026
  • The audience of employees lapped up every word, giggled at every dad joke.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of giggled
Verb
  • Lindell smiled, evidently relishing the chance to guide the customer toward a solution—and a potential sale—that might otherwise have fallen through.
    — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 30 July 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
Definition of smiled
Verb
  • All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Immediately, the packed audience screamed with excitement at the sight of the singer.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
Definition of screamed
Verb
  • In one pic, the family of four posed together on the beach with Sybil sporting a playful pout while the rest of the bunch grinned.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • In 2014, Josh Brolin appeared in Hall H, slipped on the Infinity Gauntlet, and grinned.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of grinned

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