chuckle
verb (used without object)
to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction.
chuckled
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past participleof chuckle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof chuckle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
chuckleverb (used without object)to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction.
Example Sentences
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Asked if, having gone through the journey, she would recommend it to others, Breed chuckled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
"At home or with friends, you just say 'yeah, I was a matelot mate'," he chuckled.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Peter Fleming, convinced this was just another of his son’s antics, chuckled in disbelief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Baker smiled widely, nodded his head, greeted Ortiz in Spanish, chuckled and walked over to Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero, giving each of them hugs and pats on the back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
“And I would have come crashing through the ceiling,” Harry Truman chuckled, greatly amused by the image of arriving at the tea party in only his reading glasses.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
