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Definition of chuckle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

chuckle

verb

NAmE//ˈtʃʌkl//

[intransitive] chuckle (at/about something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they chuckle

he / she / it chuckles

past simple chuckled

-ing form chuckling

to laugh quietly She chuckled at the memory.

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chuckle noun

She gave a chuckle of delight.See chuckle in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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