chuckle

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to laugh
laughThe children were laughing at the cartoons.
chuckleShe was chuckling as she read the letter.
giggleThe girls were giggling at the back of the classroom.
sniggerThey sniggered at what she was wearing.
snickerUSStop snickering at that rude joke and get back to your classwork.
chortleShe chortled with glee at the news.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Laughing and smiling
a gleam in your eyeidiom
amused
be all smilesidiom
be in convulsionsidiom
be rolling in the aislesidiom
be wreathed in smilesidiom
burst
cheesy
crease
dissolve
giggle
giggler
gigglingly
giggly
not know whether to laugh or cryidiom
piss yourself (laughing)idiom
quake
rictus
say cheeseidiom
simper