chuckle
verb (used without object)
to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction.
will be chuckling
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future progressiveof chuckle.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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It’s just one of those things that the robots will be chuckling about to themselves for the next millennium.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026
But that’s not what Ms. Roach’s readers will be chuckling about.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2010
Chelsea goal: Somehow, I don't think Arsene Wenger will be chuckling now.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2010
My, but he will be chuckling this morning over his fine stroke of business.
From The Spoilers of the Valley by Robert Watson
And while I bow and smirk and crack witticisms, I and the devil will be chuckling in our sleeves.
From The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan by Harold MacGrath
