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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He chuckled to himself when he read the phrase—so absurd in light of the ordeal he was about to face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Many of these listeners chuckled aloud when Mr. Sun, having led his quartet through a pent-up and mostly atonal original composition, “Hold Music,” explained its inspiration: a 90-minute ordeal on the phone with the IRS.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Max , 32, chuckled Wednesday when informed of that wisecrack, conceding that he’s got some pretty stiff competition in his family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Baldoni and his wife smiled and chuckled through the nearly five-minute long video released on Instagram on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
He chuckled and held the ostrich feather out to Cassiopeia.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
