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have been chuckling
  • present perfect progressive of chuckle.

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Though Zendaya might have been chuckling a bit when she posted a “Save the Date” message on social media three weeks ago to promote her upcoming movie “The Drama.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

I have been chuckling to myself ever since I left them over what they were saying.

From If Any Man Sin by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)

The West-end tradesmen and the shareholders of the big drapery shops have been chuckling and rubbing their hands.

From Women's Wild Oats Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)