chuckle
verb (used without object)
to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction.
were chuckling
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past progressiveof chuckle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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One moment this week, Ohtani and Mizuhara were chuckling with one another during a game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
"My colleagues and I were chuckling all the time," Dr Leonidas-Romanos Davranoglou a Greek insect specialist said.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2023
Lithwick: Right, recall that not so long ago we were chuckling that justices hand wrote notes on cream colored paper.
From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2023
Though many on Twitter got a laugh out of the president’s line, I suspect more than a few were chuckling inwardly.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2016
Crabbe and Goyle were chuckling appreciatively at his words.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
