chuckle

Example Sentences

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That bucolic scene is filmed in a slow pivot around the park, cinematographer Nick Morris getting a chuckle from how the image shifts from Georges Seurat to “Hellraiser.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We do have the wash hanging on the line every Monday,” Aunt Pretty chuckled.

From Literature

"I'm scraping," he chuckled dryly, saying his family has cut back on eating out and going on longer drives.

From Barron's

We stowed our farming tools, removed our boots, and chuckled to each other as the voice rose in pitch and volume.

From Literature

No chuckles, no snickers, not even a cough.

From Salon