Chuckling
[tʃʌklɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chuckle
Checked by Claudia
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Giggle, titter, CHUCKLE.
Edited by Leopold
Examples
- Now you go into the parlor, and I'll send 'em down to you, with which somewhat involved reply Hannah vanished, chuckling ecstatically. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- That will await him when he enters port, said he, chuckling. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Moore went out, chuckling dryly. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- A good many of us knew as well as He before long, said the captain, chuckling. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- This touches a spring in Grandmother Smallweed, who, chuckling as usual at the trivets, cries, Over the water! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- As I glanced up from reading this enigmatical message, I saw Holmes chuckling at the expression upon my face. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Well, said he, chuckling brutally; at any rate, they've got themselves into a trap now--the baggage! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- As Mr. Weller exhibited in this place unequivocal symptoms of an approaching fit of chuckling, Sam interposed to stop it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Well, began she, chuckling, and what sort of a reception did Madame Walravens give you? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Typist: Tim