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
Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 26 June 2025
The rest of the room gave knowing nods and chuckled in empathy.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The Vermont lawmaker chuckled and brushed off the comment while looking down.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 24 June 2025
Some of my peers have chuckled knowingly and offered congratulations.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
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Verb
Trump said, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio chuckled behind him.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 26 June 2025
The rest of the room gave knowing nods and chuckled in empathy.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The Vermont lawmaker chuckled and brushed off the comment while looking down.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 24 June 2025
Some of my peers have chuckled knowingly and offered congratulations.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
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Noun
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Downtown Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tennessee Walking Gatlinburg’s Downtown Parkway is a full-body sensory experience: sweet smells, bright colors, and the soundtrack of bluegrass, rushing water, and laughter.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
21 July 2025
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Where once there were lawsuits and silence, there is now muscle memory, laughter, a chord progression rediscovered over coffee.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
Verb
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In addition, footage from a 1999 Victoria’s Secret fashion event in New York shows Trump and Epstein laughing and chatting together ahead of the runway event.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
23 July 2025
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Hayward then screamed and laughed after some water went into her mouth.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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If the body language and the giggles weren’t enough to tell you that Taylor and Clarke have a genuine love thing going on, what about the fact that Clarke is willing to entertain cowboy hats at her wedding for this man?—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
9 July 2025
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Dropping explosive onomatopoeia on enemies while the little girl giggles creates a laugh-out-level point of dissonance.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The carnage leads to a sigh of an epilogue that seems, without giving anything away, like a curious letdown, a cruel little snicker from Aster that doesn’t entirely satisfy.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 July 2025
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League sources stifle their snickers in public while privately marveling at the owner’s ceaseless stupidity. 3.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Chuckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckle. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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