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to chuckle
01
to laugh quietly and with closed lips
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
chuckle
3rd person singular
chuckles
Present participle
chuckling
Past simple
chuckled
Past participle
chuckled
Examples
The old man chuckled at the witty remark made by his friend.
Chuckle
01
a soft laugh made quietly, often to oneself
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
chuckles
Examples
He let out a small chuckle at the joke.
