to chuckle
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- verb
- /ˈtʃʌkəl/
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- After hearing the silly pun, he chuckled quietly to himself, enjoying the humor.
- makes me chuckle
- said, chuckling
- started chuckling
And I was kind of chuckling about it on the one hand, pun intended.
- And I was kind of chuckling about it on the one hand, pun intended.
- He would, he would be, I think chuckling at the Brexit fight that's going on at the moment.
- And we laughed and we chuckled and we had like, this great conversation.
- And he would chuckle a little bit, you know, not like out laugh out loud, but, you know, just kind of chuckle so that they could chuckle with him.
- In fact, you might say, you might even chuckle to yourself and say right on schedule, there it is.
- There was a long silence and then he kind of chuckles and he doesn't do that very much, you know, very often.
- But it always makes me chuckle because it means so much and so little to so many people.
- That did actually make me chuckle because lots of people were, you know, outraged by putting out this episode.
- And I just started like pulling these faces and turned around and looked back through my legs and people are chuckling.
- Do you think the universe has a beautiful clean when you show up and meet God and there's one equation on the board and the two of you just chuckle?
- You could you could chuckle, OK?
- And the the translator and mediator, it's chuckled because she said spot on.
Examples
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After leaving them to their argument, my mother chuckled to herself all through the dinner preparations.
Fiction book (1990) -
Vasco considered his words and chuckled as he thought ahead about the tale he was going to tell.
Fiction book (1990) -
But it always makes me chuckle because it means so much and so little to so many people.
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In fact, you might say, you might even chuckle to yourself and say right on schedule, there it is.
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"How wise you are, Walter," she said many times, and I would chuckle comfortably.
Fiction book (1990) -
But The thing is, I think that we can all chuckle at the silliness of this story.
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That did actually make me chuckle because lots of people were, you know, outraged by putting out this episode.
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I imagine that many of you are chuckling ruefully in recognition of the syndrome.
Academic text (1994) -
"I think you are right," Kal replied, chuckling as if they were now sharing a joke.
Fiction book (1990) -
Be on the lookout, too, for those bits that make you chuckle fondly or glow a little inwardly.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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1.0
To make sounds and move your face or body because something is funny
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1.1
A light laugh that sounds silly or nervous
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7.7
To laugh quietly with pleasure, often with a small snort
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1.9
To make a quiet sound because something is funny so you do not disturb others
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7.4
To laugh in a short nervous way at something slightly funny or awkward
How Amused
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word chuckle comes from the small sound 'chuck', a soft noise like a hen's 'cluck'. With the little ending -le, it means to make that gentle, repeated sound, so to chuckle is to laugh quietly or in a restrained way.