chuckle

A shrill chuckle at the top of his throat, it quickly becomes a belly laugh, and he’s got some belly, so it’s a big noise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"The Man in the Red Bandana. He's become more famous than me, I don't like it," Trump said with a chuckle.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

In SpaceX’s case, Musk’s people at least laid out their $28.5 trillion “math,” and you could chuckle at how silly it was.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Yet Schoenbrun’s needle drops also seem to have been chosen to make the audience chuckle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

“She should have named you Miranda,” the man called Prospero the Enchanter says to the girl with a chuckle.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Award show producers seemed to scramble for hosts that didn’t already have a record of ruffling feathers and could, at the bare minimum, garner a few chuckles from the crowd.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

"With so many unanswered questions, gravity remains one of the most fascinating areas of research. It's a naturally attractive field," Gallardo chuckles.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

"I remember one guy said, 'I wish I could parachute outta here,'" he chuckles, dismissing it as "locker room talk".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

“My sister and I introduced him to Jockstrap,” Grohl chuckles when I ask what bands she introduced her dad to during those rides.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

She’s been nothing more than fake smiles and nervous chuckles.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Baldoni and his wife smiled and chuckled through the nearly five-minute long video released on Instagram on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

“For me, it was about these empowerment sessions. But somebody reminded me, ‘You know, people like to have fun too,’” Sue chuckled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

And while some chuckled when Everlane and its peers boasted about being tech-savvy, millennial brands did operate differently from their predecessors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

As Rudolph made his way across the science center campus in March, he chuckled at the children bumping into him on their way to the exhibits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

“Isn’t this the spitting image of old Ev Olson?” she asked Pa. He nodded and chuckled.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Soon the mordant Janice is chuckling to herself: “Now we’ve got ourselves a potboiler. A cheating husband. A mistress. A betrayed spouse.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

"This is how an African dad looks at you when you pursue a career that goes against his wishes and you turn out to be successful," a chuckling Itauma reads aloud to BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Many are asking “What happened to Lindsey Graham?,” but nobody is chuckling.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 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

He must have caught the wistfulness in my smile, because he stopped chuckling, studied my expression, and said, “Vinye, why are you asking me all these questions?”

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo