chuckle

Then the chuckle caught in her throat and turned into a quiet, hiccuping sob.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Looking back, both chuckle at what Hibbs now calls his “fairly naive hope.”

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

"As he was coming off, I said to him 'great save Nigel Martyn' because Hitchy was a Leeds fan and he had a little chuckle to himself," says Bowsley.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

So I just cranked up a chuckle of my own, reached out and took her hand again, and headed back out to the dance floor.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

PETERSBURG, Alaska—For months, the tale of “Decoy Dan”—a local retired teacher running against a U.S. senator who shares his name—drew chuckles and eye rolls across this remote fishing village ringed by mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

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

Throughout our conversation, in fact, the pair chuckles, nods along to each other’s answers, interjects sounds of assent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 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

Supreme gives another one of those unamused chuckles, and it leads to more chuckles.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Asked if, having gone through the journey, she would recommend it to others, Breed chuckled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Nantz clearly was in discomfort, but he chuckled about it as well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

"At home or with friends, you just say 'yeah, I was a matelot mate'," he chuckled.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Peter Fleming, convinced this was just another of his son’s antics, chuckled in disbelief.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

“A cow knocked over a lantern,” Frankie repeated, then chuckled in disbelief.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

"Arguably more important than the heart," Bowen replies, chuckling.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

“Because it was white, not because of his personality,” she said, chuckling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

Still chuckling, Papa said, “Well, you can’t hardly blame him for that.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls