chuckling 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of chucklingnext
as in smiling

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chuckling

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verb

present participle of chuckle
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
  1. laughing
  2. amused
  3. giggling
  4. gleeful
  5. jovial
Verb
  • In a somewhat dystopian but highly sentimental video shown at the presentation, a woman drives along a desolate road in search of a sunrise, describing her favorite colors and laughing along with the Saloon concept.
    Abigail Bassett, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
  • There was no shouting or laughing.
    David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of laughing
Adjective
  • Listeners, including Musk himself, were incredibly amused at the similarity in their voices, right down to accent, cadence, and techno-babble vocabulary.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The Internet Reacts The video prompted a flood of comments from amused viewers.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of amused
Verb
  • The Brit is giggling in the private bar of a Soho hotel in central London festively decorated with bright red baubles and mistletoe ahead of the holidays.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Fulton’s grooves are squirrelly as ever, a haywire riot of laser zaps and giggling güiros, ’60s funk and samba schools, bumblebee Moogs and tumbling congas.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of giggling
Adjective
  • Magal covered the protests with his usual gleeful disdain.
    Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
  • In text messages included in the original Complaint, Wayfarer’s publicist Jennifer Abel and Baldoni’s PR crisis consultant Melissa Nathan, were gloating and gleeful over the success of their campaign to destroy Lively’s career.
    Nicole Page, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of gleeful
Adjective
  • In addition to the daily forecast, the jovial morning show institution has shown audiences the importance of health and wellness.
    Rachel Murphy, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Because on this evening in the visiting locker room at Allegiant Stadium, the Chargers were jovial.
    Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of jovial
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Thesaurus Entries Near chuckling

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chuck (out)

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