as in smiling
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as in laughing
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
everyone dutifully chuckled at the professor's intended jokes
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Verb
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In a somewhat dystopian but highly sentimental video shown at the presentation, a woman drives along a desolate road in search of a sunrise, describing her favorite colors and laughing along with the Saloon concept.—
Abigail Bassett,
Ars Technica,
8 Jan. 2025 -
There was no shouting or laughing.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The amused barista eventually tires of our back-and-forth and comps the drinks.—
Jae-Ha Kim,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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Arena, using the amused, self-teasing tone of someone looking down an itemized bill for maybe three billion dollars—JPMorgan declined to confirm that reported price—reflected on the travertine that surrounds the elevator banks.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Brit is giggling in the private bar of a Soho hotel in central London festively decorated with bright red baubles and mistletoe ahead of the holidays.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Dec. 2024
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Fulton’s grooves are squirrelly as ever, a haywire riot of laser zaps and giggling güiros, ’60s funk and samba schools, bumblebee Moogs and tumbling congas.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The tone between the two sites was different, with Bluesky users outraged, and X users seeming rather gleeful about the omission.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Seeing the sausage get made carries its own gleeful fascination, but Episode 2 (directed by Marshall Curry) is at its best when looking back.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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No fog, no mist; clear, bright, jovial, stirring, cold; cold, piping for the blood to dance to; Golden sunlight; Heavenly sky; sweet fresh air; merry bells.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Dec. 2024
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In addition to the daily forecast, the jovial morning show institution has shown audiences the importance of health and wellness.—
Rachel Murphy,
Health,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Chuckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuckling. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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