Meaning & use
Chuckling
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Laughing quietly or inwardly, typically to oneself.
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He kept chuckling as he read the comic strip.
She was chuckling softly at the memory of the funny mishap.
A note on using this word
Describes a soft, restrained laugh rather than a loud or uncontrolled one.
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