chuckling
Laughing to yourself
Chuckling is laughing quietly, usually with the mouth closed—a sound of mild amusement rather than hilarity.
A chuckle suggests private enjoyment or gentle humor: He sat chuckling at his phone.
Someone might chuckle at an inside joke, a clever turn of phrase, or their own thoughts.
Gleeful breathy laughter
- snortingNoisy nasal exhalation
- suppressed laughRestrained audible amusement
- rumblingLow rolling sound
- throatyLow, rough-voiced
breathy · murmuring · belly laugh · guffaw
Touched to cause laughter
- entertainedProvided amusement to
- amusedPleasantly entertained
- delightedFeeling great pleasure
- pleasedFeeling satisfaction or joy
humored · charmed · gleeful · mirthful · merry · jovial · lighthearted · playful
chortling
Gleeful breathy laughter
- snortingNoisy nasal exhalation
- suppressed laughRestrained audible amusement
- rumblingLow rolling sound
throaty · breathy · murmuring · belly laugh · guffaw
tickled
Touched to cause laughter
- entertainedProvided amusement to
- amusedPleasantly entertained
- delightedFeeling great pleasure
pleased · humored · charmed · gleeful · mirthful · merry · jovial · lighthearted · playful · whimsical
derisive
Expressing contemptuous ridicule
sardonic · hollow · brittle · mirthless · humorless · cruel · contemptuous · taunting · ridiculing · dismissive
quietly
Without making noise
awkwardly · sheepishly · ruefully · wryly · knowingly · privately · inwardly · openly · heartily · fondly
- laughterlaugh, laughing, giggles, chortling, guffawing
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- festive soundsapplause, cheering, cheers, clapping, fanfare
- merrimentmirth, laugh, gaiety, merriment, glee
- facial expressionssmiling, smile, grin, grinning, frown
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks