as in smiling
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as in laughing
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
everyone dutifully chuckled at the professor's intended jokes
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuckling
Verb
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In the photos, Williams can be seen smiling and laughing while wearing a black dress.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025 -
The group later re-entered the frame laughing and high-fiving each other, court documents show.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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It has been viewed more than 268,000 times to date, resonating with amused millennials and Gen Zers alike.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Many animals have acquired silly nicknames from amused humans.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Verb
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The internet's heart instantly melted at the sound of a baby giggling while the family dog carefully played with her.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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That little red hound already had circled the trunk of this tree and, with a single, giggling bark, was off down her trail back toward the first lion.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Alan Tudyk plays the alien, Harry, with gleeful abandon.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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But in the end, all the gleeful obscenity took a backseat to the story’s true subject: the terrifying process of growing up.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Friendship traces how Craig and his neighbor Austin (Paul Rudd), a jovial weatherman, quickly bond and then break apart.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
28 May 2025
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Blackberries are such jovial fruit, their tiny juice sacs pleading for pearly whites to burst them into juice.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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“Chuckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckling. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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