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chuckle
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chuckle
(verb)
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chuckle
/
ˈ
tʃʌkl̟/
verb
chuckles
;
chuckled
;
chuckling
chuckle
/
ˈ
tʃʌkl̟/
verb
chuckles
;
chuckled
;
chuckling
Learner's definition of CHUCKLE
[
no object
]
:
to laugh in a quiet way
She
chuckled
at the memory of what he had said.
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— chuckle
noun
,
plural
chuckles
[
count
]
I got a
chuckle
out of the joke.
He said it with a
chuckle
. = He gave a
chuckle
when he said it.
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