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chuckle

[chuhk-uhl] / ˈtʃʌk əl /


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Initially, this shot in “Couture” gave me a chuckle and took me out of the film.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

If he was to replay that scene in his head almost four years on, he would surely find it difficult not to chuckle at his own expense.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

“That’s one thing I think you’re going to find out in life,” she continues with a chuckle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

And so, he got a little chuckle out of it.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

“You kids and your toys,” Nali said, with a quiet chuckle.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

“Why are we paying extras $180 a day when they look so plastic anyway?” he asked, eliciting slightly nervous chuckles from the audience.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Alex McKechnie chuckles at the leap of faith he took when he packed up almost all his belongings in Glasgow and booked a one-way flight to Vancouver, Canada on 7 September 1974.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

No chuckles, no snickers, not even a cough.

From Salon Feb. 1, 2026

He chuckles, puts his phone back into his pocket, and looks up at me.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

Baldoni and his wife smiled and chuckled through the nearly five-minute long video released on Instagram on Wednesday.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

"The speech therapist recommended to my parents that I had a radio on in my bedroom every night when I was growing up, so I could hear words and language," he chuckled.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2026

I chuckled every time Corden and Gunning showed up for more abuse, including from Soderbergh, who shoots them like a wall of stupidity, blocking doorways as they stand side-by-side like Tweedledee and Tweedledum.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

A herd of pigs at a swine facility once charged at him, forcing him to jump out of the way while the farmhands chuckled.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

Danny chuckled to himself and took a moment to figure out his next move.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Many are asking “What happened to Lindsey Graham?,” but nobody is chuckling.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

"Brother Wang was very important. He was number one," says Enrique, chuckling knowingly.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Later we’ll hear a young oligarch say, while chuckling nefariously, “I have a banker’s personality. I love money!”

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

It’s just one of those things that the robots will be chuckling about to themselves for the next millennium.

From Slate Feb. 28, 2026

I picture Grandma weaving the threads together, humming and chuckling while she brainstorms the next mind-bending story she’s going to tell me about Ghana.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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