as in smiling
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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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There was no shouting or laughing.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025 -
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
Adjective
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Olmo and Miguel are good kids, and there’s a tender, amused fondness to the late-’70s vibe that permeates the movie.—
Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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The post quickly went viral, garnering more than 82,000 upvotes and plenty of amused reactions.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Adjective
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As the outgoing tide continued, the shrimping, punctuated by laughter and gleeful catch reports, got better.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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After handling controversial topics like the push for microtransactions and NFTs, the latest season shifts the focus to post-COVID topics while retaining its gleeful tone.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The plays, the celebrations and the jovial locker room afterward are all part of the story of this season.—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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Graham inspired a swath of copycats and might have contributed to Reid’s image as a jovial, likable guy as much as Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and all his team’s on-field success.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Chuckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckling. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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