chuckle
verb (used without object)
to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction.
will chuckle
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future tenseof chuckle.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Angelenos will chuckle at a scene in which two characters verbally commit to a meet-up both know won’t happen — or, as we say here, let’s do lunch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Your loved ones will chuckle receiving this 160-page notebook with a cover that takes a subtle jab at the kind of inspirational quotes you might find on a Hallmark card.
From The Verge ● Nov. 9, 2021
When Asterix visits Cleopatra, adults will chuckle at her resemblance to Elizabeth Taylor, who starred in a 1963 film epic about the Ancient Egyptian leader.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 8, 2020
The nurse who lives nearby, Rena, will chuckle with the other emergency room nurses, who nickname Shelby Chicken Little.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2016
A faint red mounted to the parson's cheeks; its appearance there was startling, and Crocker chuckled, as a sleepy man will chuckle who feels bound to show that he is not asleep.
From The Island Pharisees by John Galsworthy
