chuckling
present participle ofchuckle
chuckle
verb[I]
uk/ˈtʃʌk.əl/us/ˈtʃʌk.əl/tolaughquietly:
She was chuckling as shereadtheletter.
Synonym
chortle
to laugh
- laughThe children were laughing at the cartoons.
- chuckleShe was chuckling as she read the letter.
- giggleThe girls were giggling at the back of the classroom.
- sniggerThey sniggered at what she was wearing.
- snickerUSStop snickering at that rude joke and get back to your classwork.
- chortleShe chortled with glee at the news.
Laughing and smiling
- amused
- be all smilesidiom
- be in convulsionsidiom
- be rolling in the aislesidiom
- be wreathed in smilesidiom
- bust
- dissolve
- gale
- gales of laughteridiom
- giggle
- giggler
- giggly
- grin
- quake
- rictus
- say cheeseidiom
- simper
- smile
- smiling
- stitch
Examplesofchuckling
chuckling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The trilogue gives him the luxury of taking a stance of silent orchucklingbystander.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Depending on one's sense of humour, one may find oneselfchucklingor laughing out loud whilst reading this book.
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Likewise, giving a chuckle does not entail that there is any longer period ofchuckling.
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I forgive him everything because he said something which has kept mechucklingever since.
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She waschucklingaway at that moment ago.
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I should guess that he will bechuckling.
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It seemed to me that he waschucklingover the discomfiture of his opponents on that issue.
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Lawyers arechucklingat the best legal joke for years.
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The one thing an auctioneer must not do is to endeavour to impress his audience with a certain fact and at the same time bechucklingto himself.
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Katse, disguised as the king, ischucklingwhile watching this.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pingo winds the car up and again sets it going,chucklingaway as it goes round and round.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The birds are mostly silent except during the breeding season when they give a chattering threat call, a wailing courtship call andchucklingfood-associated calls.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The sounds they emit include piercing shrieks and hisses when threatened and muffledchucklingsounds when mating.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The call is seven to 9 loud,chucklingor cackling sounds that resemble laughter.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In between halves this same lad waschucklingto himself.
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