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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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
"She saw my bracelets that I wearing and she just came at me," chuckled Joseph.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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
“Your first line’s coming up. Terrifying. And I remember I said my first line and Meryl sort of chuckled quietly, and I was like, Thank God.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
The seats around them began to fill up, and Seven chuckled nervously as a real grown-up witch slid into the seat next to her.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
