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Synonyms & Antonyms of chuckling
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Synonyms & Near Synonyms for chuckling
- blithe,
- blithesome,
- festive,
- gay,
- gleeful,
- jocose,
- jocular,
- jocund,
- jolly,
- jovial,
- laughing,
- merry,
- mirthful,
- sunny
- animated,
- bouncing,
- frisky,
- jaunty,
- lively,
- peppy,
- perky,
- spirited,
- sprightful,
- sprightly,
- vivacious,
- zippy
- blessed
- (also blest),
- blissful,
- delighted,
- ecstatic,
- elated,
- enraptured,
- entranced,
- euphoric,
- exhilarated,
- exuberant,
- exultant,
- gladsome,
- happy,
- high,
- joyful,
- joyous,
- jubilant,
- overjoyed,
- radiant,
- rapturous,
- ravished,
- thrilled,
- tickled
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for chuckling
- abject,
- aggrieved,
- anguished,
- blue,
- brokenhearted,
- crestfallen,
- dejected,
- depressed,
- despondent,
- disconsolate,
- disheartened,
- dispirited,
- downcast,
- downhearted,
- forlorn,
- glum,
- heartbroken,
- heartsick,
- heavyhearted,
- low-spirited,
- melancholy,
- sad,
- saddened,
- sorrowful,
- unhappy
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of chuckling (Entry 2 of 2)
- everyone dutifully chuckled at the professor's intended jokes
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“Chuckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckling. Accessed 23 May. 2022.
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