chuckled
past simple and past 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
Examplesofchuckled
chuckled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Hechuckled, and said that when they were elevated to the peerage they could put down their names for a locker.
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I reallychuckledto myself about it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Gaye recalled he smirked andchuckledat the decision.
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