- present participle of chuckle.
chuckling
Example Sentences
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“Crazy, right? AR keeps calling me a vet,” James said, chuckling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Many are asking “What happened to Lindsey Graham?,” but nobody is chuckling.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
But he's just as comfortable ceding the spotlight to Little Simz, or chuckling as he trades riffs with flautist Ajay Prasanna.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 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
Now you go into the parlor, and I’ll send ’em down to you,” with which somewhat involved reply Hannah vanished, chuckling ecstatically.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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