chuckle
verb (used without object)
to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction.
chucklingly
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a word derived from
chuckle.
Example Sentences
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Later, after resolving the episode by delivering a sermon, he leads the faithful in a gospel number tweaked to chucklingly comment on thine old wacky antics.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2012
Observing that he had voted for the Lausche amendment the day before, Dirksen said chucklingly: "This is not the first time I have been confronted with an awkward situation."
From Time Magazine Archive
Soon after, when he was lecturing to the students at St. Bartholomew's, and adverting to the College of Surgeons, he chucklingly exclaimed, "I told the big wigs how to make a poultice!"
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 530, January 21, 1832 by Various
"Even the parable of the Pharisee has its modern aspect," Lawrence murmured chucklingly.
From Claire The Blind Love of a Blind Hero, By a Blind Author by Leslie Burton Blades
"That will give fair warning in case any intruder drifts this way," declared the professor, chucklingly, then sinking down and wrapping himself up in a close-woven blanket, similar to those employed by the boys.
From The Lost City by Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger
