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 -
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
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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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The clip went viral with 250,000 views and a glut of comments from amused social media users.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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The timing of the shift, which was announced to a theater full of stunned (yet amused) advertisers last May during WBD’s upfront presentation, was confirmed to Deadline by a person familiar with the rebrand.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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In a post on July 1, 2024, Kevin shared more gleeful glimpses into their family time: the singer took a video of himself planting a kiss on one of his daughters' cheeks, and another of the two sisters walking off towards the pool.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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So, what better way to show that the next ten months will be the longest, most gleeful goodbye possible than to invite some of your rowdy friends to come over and have some fun while Rome is burning?—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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The jovial 38-year-old native son is in fine form of late, third on tour in strokes gained on approach shots.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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His colleagues remembered him as a jovial yet focused leader committed to improving the lives of young people.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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“Chuckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckling. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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