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chuckling

The correct spelling is chuckling.

How to pronounce chuckling

verb

Say it like: Chu-kli-ng

The correct spelling is chuckling. To laugh quietly or inwardly. For example: "She chuckled her assent to my offer as she got in the car."

Usage Examples

She chuckled her assent to my offer as she got in the car.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To laugh quietly or inwardly.
  2. 2.To communicate through chuckling.
  3. 3.To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck.
  4. 4.To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck.
  5. 5.To fondle; to indulge or pamper.

noun

  1. 1.(gerund of chuckle) An instance in which someone chuckles

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