as in laughter
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
a quick chuckle at the funny comment
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as in to laugh
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
everyone dutifully chuckled at the professor's intended jokes
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Recent Examples of chuckle
Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
The crowd gasped, then chuckled at their own shock.
—Jeongyoon Han, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024
Baraka took the stage, in a pink shirt and white sneakers, and delivered an address that kept the room murmuring and chuckling for more than an hour.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Roland chuckled and gave his son a copy of the article in a back issue of Vogue.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Todd starts chuckling when Cullen presents him with his suspicion.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
The crowd gasped, then chuckled at their own shock.
—Jeongyoon Han, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024
Baraka took the stage, in a pink shirt and white sneakers, and delivered an address that kept the room murmuring and chuckling for more than an hour.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Roland chuckled and gave his son a copy of the article in a back issue of Vogue.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuckle
Noun
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Eventually, the two came back together in an emotional reunion that held plenty of hugs, tears and laughter.Esther Kang, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Their faces spoke louder: frowns of frustration, gasps of shock, squints of doubt, bursts of laughter, pouts of disappointment.Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Everyone close to him felt special and blessed just to listen and learn and laugh.Ellise Shafer, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Brent picks up on that and makes everyone else laugh about it.Ralph Jones, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Guests have heard children’s laughter and giggles and spotted objects moving like marbles rolling and coat hangers jostling.Julie Jordan, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Amid the giggles and the inside jokes, Fallon teased a new holiday song the pair recorded for the host’s upcoming Christmas album, tracked at New York’s Electric Lady studio.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
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Could anyone utter these lofty words today without courting a chorus of snickers, a social-media immolation?George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sugar might have caught its share of snickers when its big plot twist was revealed, but Colin Farrell is a huge movie star who carried that show, and that should be enough to give him the edge.Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 July 2024
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“Chuckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckle. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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