chuckle
ketawa
definition
verb
I chuckled at the astonishment on her face
laugh quietly or inwardly.
noun
And now imagine the quiet chuckle Dylan is having at the fuss he's caused.
a quiet or suppressed laugh.
example
The elders passing by would always 'chuckle' at his antics.
Much to her surprise and frustration, the man seemed to be trying to suppress a 'chuckle' .
The man next to me stifled a 'chuckle' and I turned to see what he was laughing at.
Little more than a minute or two goes by without a 'chuckle' or laugh from the group.
Laughter like a strange hybrid of belly laugh and chuckle, a belly 'chuckle' , perhaps, is a bit of a giveaway.
Melissa gave a 'chuckle'
What started as a 'chuckle' soon developed into tear-spilling laughter - and I was all alone!
She, too, sat there in the water, laughing, as her buddies came up for a 'chuckle' .
She suppressed a 'chuckle' and nearly choked on her drink when he caught her looking.
And now imagine the quiet 'chuckle' Dylan is having at the fuss he's caused.
You always have the feeling they're suppressing the 'chuckle' just until they're off camera.
I've also included a piece that should give the women a good laugh and a nice 'chuckle' to the men who can handle it.
An elderly man rolled up his trousers and paddled in the sea, 'chuckling' as the water foamed and tickled at his ankles.
I 'chuckled' to myself as my morbid preoccupations melted away, replaced by a deep joy.
This one, from the same site, was a 'chuckler' , too: ‘Spoons are particularly popular in the South for stirring sugar into tea.’
Still 'chuckling' he stretched one leg, then the other and got to his feet.
At this point I'm 'chuckling' madly and can't remember my original question, if there was one.
But the chortles, 'chuckles' and giggles are part of a much more serious project.
I reckon good old St Swithin is 'chuckling' in his beard at the sight.
The day before, Ethan had been lively and was 'chuckling' merrily, despite having a cold.
However, they were obviously light 'chuckles' , as I can't even recall which parts I laughed at.
The movie provokes a lot of smiles and 'chuckles' , but few belly laughs.
The two old men on the balcony across the road were still 'chuckling' , for all the world like the two old Muppet men at the opera.
They must have also given me something else because I was suddenly very happy: 'chuckling' away in manic fashion.
The King's official looked at his clerk, and 'chuckled' quietly, shaking his head.
Still 'chuckling' , he picked up her mug and purposefully set it on the opposite end of the table.
Bogosian knows how to prime his audience with some 'chuckles' , and then goad them into a few uneasy laughs.
A few polite souls 'chuckled' , but the real joke was that he had already lost something.
As it turns out, we never get bored with it, and watch the whole damn thing, 'chuckling' like hyenas.
He is soft-spoken, a 'chuckler' , who is of the supportive school of managers.
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