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Meanings of laugh softly in English

Portuguese
gracejar
Catalan
riure
Spanish
reírse entre dientes

Laugh quietly or with restraint.

gracejar
Synonyms
Examples for "chuckle"
Examples for "chuckle"
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
1
We shared a chuckle, even if hers was a lifeless, empty chortle.
A nameless witch
2
The girls never said what it meant. The tattooist gave a chortle.
The sherlockian
3
As he revealed more teeth and began to chortle, his eyes widened.
News.com.au
4
We're going to load some bees! He lets out a little chortle.
NY Magazine
5
To her right, Polish president Lech Kaczynski allowed himself a chortle of schadenfreude.
The Irish Times
Usage of laugh softly in English
1
She began to laugh softly, uncannily, in a way that tore my heart.
Two Sides of the Face: Midwinter Tales
2
Then I bent close and let her hear me laugh softly.
Montlivet
3
Mrs. Marston relaxed her dignity so far as to laugh softly.
Gone to Earth
4
Alton appeared to laugh softly and venomously, and his voice jarred upon the listener.
Alton of Somasco: A Romance of the Great Northwest
5
Eve sat down and began to laugh softly to herself.
An Amiable Charlatan
6
She looked after him for a moment and began to laugh softly to herself.
The Mischief-Maker
7
He heard Eva laugh softly and he felt surprisingly warm.
Beauty and the feast
8
They talk, they laugh softly as they recall certain incidents.
The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2)
9
I heard her laugh softly, but I couldn't tell where the sound was coming from.
Your sad eyes and unforgettable mouth
10
Miss Morris crossed her arms comfortably on the rail, and he heard her laugh softly.
The Princess Aline
11
He laughed softly as he lay in the bottom of the boat.
The Gadfly
12
Brooks laughed softly from his place in front of the open fire.
A Prince of Sinners
13
She laughed softly, twisting the brandy glass slowly in her white fingers.
The Short Cut
14
Mrs. Trevor Harrison laughed softly as she rocked herself in her chair.
The Governors
15
She laughed softly at her own remark, then her face grew grave.
Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College
16
Father John laughed softly, the star-glow revealing a radiance in his face.
The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness
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Translations for laugh softly
Portuguese
gracejar
Catalan
riure
Laugh softly through the time
Laugh softly across language varieties
United Kingdom
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