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chucklechuckle /ˈtʃʌkəl/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYchuckleOrigin: 1500-1600 chuck to cluck (14-19 centuries), from the sound VERB TABLEchuckle |
Present | I, you, we, they | chuckle | | he, she, it | chuckles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | chuckled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have chuckled | | he, she, it | has chuckled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had chuckled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will chuckle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have chuckled |
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Present | I | am chuckling | | he, she, it | is chuckling | | you, we, they | are chuckling | Past | I, he, she, it | was chuckling | | you, we, they | were chuckling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been chuckling | | he, she, it | has been chuckling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been chuckling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be chuckling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been chuckling |
THESAURUSmake sound► laugh to make sounds with your voice, usually while you are smiling, because you think something is funny: Maria looked at him and laughed. We were laughing so hard we couldn’t stop. ► giggle to laugh quickly in a high voice: A group of teenage girls were whispering and giggling in a corner. ► chuckle to laugh quietly in a low voice: He sat reading a magazine, chuckling to himself. ► snicker/snigger to laugh quietly in a way that is not nice to someone: A few people in the audience snickered when the actor forgot his lines. ► cackle to laugh loudly in an unpleasant way: The evil witch cackled and danced around the room. ► guffaw to laugh very loudly and without trying to stop yourself. Used especially in writing: The story was so funny that he bent over and guffawed, slapping his knees. ► roar/howl/shriek with laughter to laugh very loudly because something is very funny: The crowd roared with laughter when the performers got splashed with water. to laugh quietly: Coulter chuckled and shook his head.chuckle at Kay chuckled at the idea.► see thesaurus at laugh1—chuckle noun [countable] |