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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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The kefir and fiber blend used in the trial was supplied by Chuckling Goat Ltd.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

Chuckling as he opened cabinets that echoed with emptiness, he asked, “Seriously, where do you keep the salt?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

Ceredigion-based Chuckling Goat has gone from selling its goat milk-based Kefir to launching a microbiome test kit with the University of Cambridge.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2024

Chuckling, he adds, “You could call it dedication — or you could call it neurosis.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

Chuckling about Malfoy, they waited, Norbert thrashing about in his crate.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling