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
  • Luckily his audience spent much of the time laughing along with him.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In one stark example, a Facebook post by UnitedHealth Group expressing sadness about UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s death received 62,000 reactions – 57,000 of them laughing emojis.
    Tami Luhby, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of laughing
Adjective
  • The short clip has been viewed more than 1.2 million times to date, sparking amused comments from viewers.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The amused Russian soldiers watching the bike-BMP duo work its way across a field within range of Ukrainian weapons even gave the brave—or foolish—cyclist a nickname.
    David Axe, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of amused
Verb
  • 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
  • Something about the juxtaposition of hushed contemplation and giggling baby makes people unreasonably happy.
    Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of giggling
Adjective
  • The resulting romantic and criminological twists are matched by the gleeful energy of the cast, headed by Glen Powell and Adria Arjona. 12.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
  • There was gleeful surprise among the Newcastle fanbase when Saturday’s teamsheet confirmed the 26-year-old would wear the armband, yet Guimaraes’ promotion makes sense.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Definition of gleeful
Adjective
  • During the festive meal, guests started singing at the top of their lungs and dancing along to the lively tunes of the Juke Joints from ALR Music, a roaming band that kept the mood jovial and energetic throughout dinner.
    Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Comfortable in front of the camera, the two actors make the ludicrous proceedings jovial enough.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of jovial
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