chuckle
verb (used without object)
to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction.
has been chuckling
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present perfect progressiveof chuckle (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But lately Manager McCarthy has been chuckling out of the other corner of his mouth.
From Time Magazine Archive
"And that red-headed impostor has been chuckling in his sleeve ever since, I suppose," said Cyn, indignantly; then seizing.
From Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes by Ella Cheever Thayer
