Chuckling

Synonyms for "chuckling" (83 found)

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Closest matches (17)

chortle giggle laugh snigger titter be in stitches belly laugh boff boffola break up burst into laughter burst of laughter burst out burst out laughing burst with laughter bust a gut

Noun(1 words)

chortle

Strong matches (25)

cachinnate cachinnation cackle convulsion crow crowing exult fit of laughter gales of laughter go into convulsions guffaw ha ha ha-ha hearty laugh hee-haw

Verb(9 words)

canoodle caress chortle coax coddle dally fondle grabble grope

Noun(1 words)

giggle

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Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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Tom started chuckling.

Source: tatoeba (2238689)

Tom was chuckling.

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Before morning he'd be up and down every chimney in New Amsterdam, filling the stout grey yarn stockings with toys, and apples, and ginger-bread, laughing and chuckling so all the while, that the laughs and chuckles didn't get out of the air for a week afterwards.

Source: tatoeba (5681745)

I started chuckling.

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