chuckle
Example Sentences
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After a long, uneasy pause, Orsoni broke the silence with a chuckle and his henchmen followed suit.
From BBC
"My favourite captain even kissed me on the hand, but I had my gloves on," she chuckled.
From BBC
But she only let out a bitter chuckle and told me I was naive.
From Literature
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"But never underestimate a woman of a certain age," she chuckled to the camera.
From BBC
Amid the hard-hitting moral drama of “It Was Just an Accident,” moments that warrant a chuckle for their realistic absurdity might surprise some viewers.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.