CHUCKLING Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word chuckling. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| laughing | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness | ||||||
| snorting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • an act of forcible exhalation | ||||||
| tittering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • being or sounding of nervous or suppressed laughter | ||||||
| cackling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • the sound made by a hen after laying an egg • noisy talk • a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle verb • talk or utter in a cackling manner • squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens • make a noise characteristic of a goose • emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing | ||||||
| chortling | verbv | |||||
noun • a soft partly suppressed laugh verb • laugh quietly or with restraint | ||||||
| giggling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a foolish or nervous laugh verb • laugh nervously | ||||||
| guffawing | verbv | |||||
noun • a burst of deep loud hearty laughter verb • laugh boisterously | ||||||
| snickering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a disrespectful laugh verb • laugh quietly | ||||||
| sniggering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a disrespectful laugh verb • laugh quietly | ||||||
| twittering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a series of chirps • A social media messaging service limited to 140 characters verb • make high-pitched sounds, as of birds | ||||||
| chortle | verbv | |||||
noun • a soft partly suppressed laugh verb • laugh quietly or with restraint | ||||||
| coddle | verbv | |||||
verb • treat with excessive indulgence • cook in nearly boiling water | ||||||
| pet | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) • a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement • a special loved one • a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) adjective satellite • preferred above all others and treated with partiality verb • stroke or caress gently • stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking | ||||||
| posset | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer | ||||||
| laugh softly | verbv | |||||
verb • laugh quietly or with restraint | ||||||
| touch up | verbv | |||||
verb • alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance | ||||||
