chuckle
Example Sentences
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He chuckled: "I have a little prayer every night."
From BBC
“No,” he said Saturday, chuckling at the notion.
From Los Angeles Times
But then the anchorman chuckles, and something inside Dad snaps.
From Literature
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Danny chuckled to himself and took a moment to figure out his next move.
From Literature
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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
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