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
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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TikTok users flooded the comments with amused reactions and similar stories.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Back in the heyday of The Washington Post’s Style section, Quinn shocked and amused readers with her cheeky coverage of political scandals and newsmakers.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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The movie has humble origins that are in keeping with a Stitch-like, gleeful and chaotic vibe: it was initially headed to Disney+ as an original movie for the platform before execs reconsidered its release and upgraded it to theatrical.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
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But gleeful cynicism is eternal and universal, especially when it’s delivered by Christopher Buckley, the author of Thank You for Smoking.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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The tone was jovial, with the composers bringing musical instruments to perform as Laudenbach sang a quick verse about the film.—
Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
12 June 2025
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The meme is used to highlight and poke fun at cultural differences between Europeans and Americans, and while often jovial, such memes can adopt a tone of ridicule.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Chuckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckling. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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