as in giggles
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
a quick chuckle at the funny comment
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as in laughs
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
everyone dutifully chuckled at the professor's intended jokes
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Recent Examples of chuckles
Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
Love still chuckles about the time Michael Jordan snapped his driver back in college—a mishap that pushed him into a new club that’d stay in his bag for over a decade, and left the two Tar Heels, both bound for Hall of Fame careers, with a killer yarn that still hits all these years later.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Grayson chuckles from the pilot’s seat.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
His friends respond with knowing chuckles.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
With each successive exchange, the replying chorus added another member, until the air was filled with a continuous melody of bugles, grunts, cow/calf calls, whistles and chuckles.
—Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
Love still chuckles about the time Michael Jordan snapped his driver back in college—a mishap that pushed him into a new club that’d stay in his bag for over a decade, and left the two Tar Heels, both bound for Hall of Fame careers, with a killer yarn that still hits all these years later.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Grayson chuckles from the pilot’s seat.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuckles
Noun
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The sounds of sweet barks, slurps from surrounding water bowls and giggles over the elaborate canine costumes filled the air.—
Mandi Wright,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Everyone laughs about Laura’s over-protectiveness; her suffocating affection is a joke.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Wan laughs when recalling the day.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Chuckles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckles. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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