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Meanings of chuckle in English

Catalan
rialleta

A soft partly suppressed laugh.

rialleta
Portuguese
gracejar
Catalan
riure
Spanish
reírse entre dientes

Laugh quietly or with restraint.

gracejar
Usage of chuckle in English
1
At least he got a good rate of interest.' A sad chuckle.
The marks of cain
2
Beside her, she heard her good friend Karl Zivonik swallow a chuckle.
Treecat Wars
3
I'm always having a good chuckle to myself over what I hear.
Climbing Magazine
4
I heard the old black-and-white lady in the background chuckle to herself.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922
5
He looked forward to having a good chuckle with Bronwen about it.
Evan and elle
6
Just long enough to hear the hushed sibilance of a welcome-home chuckle.
Dexter in the Dark
7
She heard the old black-and-white lady in the background chuckle to herself.
Rilla of Ingleside
8
He heard a familiar chuckle on the other end of the line.
Evan and elle
9
She put a toe in the water and gave a satisfied chuckle.
Into the Water
10
A chuckle came from the man in ambush behind the yellow flame.
The Abandoned Room
11
Well, good luck to you, my boy. He gave a sour chuckle.
Vittorio, the vampire
12
Then he leered at the Major and let out a malevolent chuckle.
Ghost in the Shell
13
As he began to drift off, Gerrod thought he heard someone chuckle.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
14
Why bother the gods with pretty trifles? I said with a chuckle.
Shadow prowler
15
One day he will allow himself a sardonic chuckle at the irony.
The Guardian
16
And that's why he broke it?' Homer asked with a condescending chuckle.
Metro 2034
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Translations for chuckle
Portuguese
gracejar
Chuckle through the time
Chuckle across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common