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词汇 chuckling
释义 chuckling
present participle ofchuckle
chuckle
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈtʃʌk.əl/ us /ˈtʃʌk.əl/
to laugh quietly: 哧哧地笑;轻声笑;暗自笑
She was chuckling as she read the letter.她边看信边偷着笑。
Synonym
chortle
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to laugh
laughThe children were laughing at the cartoons.
chuckleShe was chuckling as she read the letter.
giggleThe girls were giggling at the back of the classroom.
sniggerThey sniggered at what she was wearing.
snickerUSStop snickering at that rude joke and get back to your classwork.
chortleShe chortled with glee at the news.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Laughing and smiling
a gleam in your eyeidiom
amused
be all smilesidiom
be in convulsionsidiom
be rolling in the aislesidiom
be wreathed in smilesidiom
burst
cheesy
crease
dissolve
giggle
giggler
gigglingly
giggly
not know whether to laugh or cryidiom
piss yourself (laughing)idiom
quake
rictus
say cheeseidiom
simper

Examples of chuckling


chuckling

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


The trilogue gives him the luxury of taking a stance of silent or chuckling bystander.
Depending on one's sense of humour, one may find oneself chuckling or laughing out loud whilst reading this book.
Likewise, giving a chuckle does not entail that there is any longer period of chuckling.
I forgive him everything because he said something which has kept me chuckling ever since.
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She was chuckling away at that moment ago.
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I should guess that he will be chuckling.
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It seemed to me that he was chuckling over the discomfiture of his opponents on that issue.
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Lawyers are chuckling at the best legal joke for years.
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The one thing an auctioneer must not do is to endeavour to impress his audience with a certain fact and at the same time be chuckling to himself.
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Katse, disguised as the king, is chuckling while watching this.
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Pingo winds the car up and again sets it going, chuckling away as it goes round and round.
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The birds are mostly silent except during the breeding season when they give a chattering threat call, a wailing courtship call and chuckling food-associated calls.
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The sounds they emit include piercing shrieks and hisses when threatened and muffled chuckling sounds when mating.
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The call is seven to 9 loud, chuckling or cackling sounds that resemble laughter.
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In between halves this same lad was chuckling to himself.
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