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chuckle

/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/noun, verb2 syllables

Chuckle means: laugh quietly or with restraint.

Synonyms for chuckle8

noun, as in a soft partly suppressed laugh

chortle

verb, as in laugh quietly or with restraint

chortle, laugh softly

also used for chuckle

giggle, snigger, titter, pet, touch up, posset

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What does chuckle mean?2

verb

1

laugh quietly or with restraint

noun

1

a soft partly suppressed laugh

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with chuckle?2

two syllables

buckleknuckle
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Chuckle in a sentence

  • Share a funny story with me to make me chuckle.anzart
  • He snorts and chuckles at the sound of his own joke.francaisr0wlet
  • He chuckles greatly when he listens to my funny stories.anzart
  • Bruce chuckled to himself as he read the letter.CP
  • He chuckled to himself as he read his letter.CH
  • She chuckled to herself as she read his letter.CH
  • He chuckled with a grin and scratched his belly.AlanF_US
  • Ziri talked about his hobby, which made Rima chuckle.Amastan

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Forms of chuckle

as a noun

plural
chuckles

as a verb

past tense
chuckled
present participle
chuckling
third-person singular
chuckles
past participle
chuckled