chuckling

ADJECTIVE

gurgling

Synonyms

STRONG

babbling bubbling burbling cackle chortle chuckle crow fit gesture giggle giggling guffaw howling peal rejoicing rippling roar shout shriek snicker

WEAK

amusement cachinnation glee hilarity merriment mirth snigge

NOUN

laughter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amusement chuckle giggle glee guffaw hilarity laugh mirth roar shout shriek snicker

STRONG

cachinnation cackle chortle crow crowing fit howling merriment peal rejoicing roaring snigger snort snorting titter

WEAK

chortling giggling guffawing har-de-har tee-hee tittering yuck

Antonyms

STRONGEST

crying sadness unhappiness

WEAK

despair gloom

NOUN

heehaw

Synonyms

WEAK

amusement cachinnation cackle chortle chuckle giggle giggling glee guffaw hilarity howling laughter merriment mirth peal rejoicing roar snicker snigger snort titter yuck

Example Sentences

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But he's just as comfortable ceding the spotlight to Little Simz, or chuckling as he trades riffs with flautist Ajay Prasanna.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

Later we’ll hear a young oligarch say, while chuckling nefariously, “I have a banker’s personality. I love money!”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It’s just one of those things that the robots will be chuckling about to themselves for the next millennium.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

“He’s screaming,” tight end Davis Allen said Wednesday, chuckling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

I forced out a kind of chuckling sound and went on.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

chuckling

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