- present participle of chuckle.
chuckling
Example Sentences
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Soon the mordant Janice is chuckling to herself: “Now we’ve got ourselves a potboiler. A cheating husband. A mistress. A betrayed spouse.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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
Though Zendaya might have been chuckling a bit when she posted a “Save the Date” message on social media three weeks ago to promote her upcoming movie “The Drama.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
“Basically, salt and sugar!” she says, chuckling as she types notes into a laptop on the side table.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
