chuckle

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/

• Audio (UK)

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Verb

Plain form chuckle

Third-person singular chuckles

Past tense chuckled

Past participle chuckled

Present participle chuckling

1. If you chuckle, you laugh quietly or inwardly

   John chuckled because Fred told him a joke