chucklesome

adjective

Definition of chucklesomenext
as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter an inadvertently chucklesome comment sent titters through the audience

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chucklesome
  1. humorous
  2. funny
  3. comedic
  4. amusing
  5. comical
  6. comic
  7. hysterical
Adjective
  • Reddit Reacts Reddit users were entertained by the cake's humorous message.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Others offered a more humorous take on the situation, with one writing that whether the couple picks the name for a child depends largely on what the name actually is.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of humorous
Adjective
  • Jennifer Aniston's then-husband is hilarious as an old high school enemy of Rachel's, a story line made even funnier by knowing that the two were married off-screen at the time.
    Diana Pearl, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Consider the case of Mickey Mouse, whose funny, sunny visage has come to the rescue at least once before.
    Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of funny
Adjective
  • Miner will also look to generate live standup comedy gigs for top comedic talent, while also producing original audio and video content for New Metric Media’s direct to consumer channels.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
  • After a brief impression of Judy, Paris offered some insight into one of the girls’ foremost comedic influences growing up.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of comedic
Adjective
  • Playing a more toothless version of antagonistic duos like Flotsam and Jetsam from The Little Mermaid, Yang and James are mildly amusing but underused, ultimately serving little purpose.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Elsa’s mean streak, while amusing and borderline cool — there is something charming about a difficult girl’s reign of terror — is also concerning.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of amusing
Adjective
  • To a normal person outside of politics, that sounds comical.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But the wedding, of course, had some comical complications.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of comical
Adjective
  • Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Written by Aakash Kaushik, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 uses comic situations like the ones in the second film of the franchise.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Stylistically, Universal Language is located somewhere between the poetic realism of Iranian New Wave cinema — think Children of Heaven, The White Balloon, and Close-Up — and the surreal comic sensibilities of Rankin’s fellow Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin (The Saddest Music in the World, Rumours).
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of comic
Adjective
  • Later, her sister comforted my hysterical mother and washed the blood from between her legs and the dirt from her face and hair.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Hitting hot button issues with fresh insight and hysterical precision, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele revealed themselves to be two of the best comedy writers in the business, leading to a Peabody Award, two Emmy Awards, and millions of fans.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of hysterical
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chuckles

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chuckling

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