chuckled

verb

past tense of chuckle
as in laughed
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound everyone dutifully chuckled at the professor's intended jokes

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Recent Examples of chuckled Everyone chuckled, especially our Argentinian hosts, who had never met an Idaho cowboy quite like True before. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026 And, as the crowd chuckled at that one, Vinatieri kept up the roast. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2026 Baker smiled widely, nodded his head, greeted Ortiz in Spanish, chuckled and walked over to Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero, giving each of them hugs and pats on the back. — Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 Roupp chuckled at the thought of making his big-league debut as a two-pitch guy. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 July 2026 Reid chuckled, then offered the sweetest thought about the wedding. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026 The librarian on the phone chuckled. — Literary Hub, 5 May 2026 Jordan, famous for taking things personally, just chuckled. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026 Bass chuckled when asked about his elementary school hoops days. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuckled
  1. laughed
  2. giggled
  3. smiled
  4. screamed
  5. grinned
Verb
  • My whole life, my father had brightened at the sight of me, laughed at my jokes, and advised my brother, three years younger, to follow my example.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The crowd cheered at the joke as Duff laughed on stage, clearly impressing fans with her NBA knowledge.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of laughed
Verb
  • All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Moments later, Saldaña pulled De Oliveira into a tight hug, and the pair giggled like old friends.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Definition of giggled
Verb
  • For the first five minutes of the Cure‘s headlining set at Øyafestivalen in Oslo, Norway, Robert Smith stared out at the packed crowd and smiled.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In the snap, Melvin’s daughter Sybil stood in front of her brother and smiled, wearing a lavender polo tank top and leaning into her dad.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of smiled
Verb
  • After being shocked with the glove, the officer screamed and dropped to the ground, briefly debilitated for the moment the glove made contact with his skin.
    — Meg Anderson, NPR, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The same trans-activists who screamed at me in legislatures and harassed me at colleges could misuse the Protect College Sports Act to challenge every single state law defending women’s athletic competition…all 27 of them.
    — Riley Gaines OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of screamed
Verb
  • In one pic, the family of four posed together on the beach with Sybil sporting a playful pout while the rest of the bunch grinned.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • In 2014, Josh Brolin appeared in Hall H, slipped on the Infinity Gauntlet, and grinned.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of grinned

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