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chuckling

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verb

present participle of chuckle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuckling
Verb
  • In the photos, Williams can be seen smiling and laughing while wearing a black dress.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • People couldn't stop laughing at the pup's acting performance, with some viewers even falling and defending his theatrics.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • One woman's unusually persistent battle with a bottle of wine has left the internet both amused and deeply sympathetic.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Kimmel gleefully posted the pic of a shocked Madonna, 66, reacting with amused horror at the sight of Andre’s bare bottom, as the comedian claimed that the singer definitely has a thing for him.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Most congressional Republicans have become gleeful spectators as the wrecking crew of Trump and Elon Musk has taken a chainsaw to our government.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
  • In New York, the fans appeared to be gleeful about having stripped Betts of the ball (also, that one was ruled fan interference).
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The Network Brass Winnie Landell (Helen Hunt) Photo: Courtesy of Max This network executive responsible for Late Night with Deborah Vance’s success is jovial yet mean in the way that only a woman who’s worked in Hollywood for too long and has seen way too much can be.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
  • All that gnashing and suckling is old hat — as old as the burgundy fedora Jordan slips on when playing the more jovial of these brothers in arms.
    A.A. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Chuckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckling. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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