Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to chuckle
Participle: chuckled
Gerund: chuckling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | chuckle |
| you | chuckle |
| he;she;it | chuckles |
| we | chuckle |
| you | chuckle |
| they | chuckle |
Perfect
| I | have chuckled |
| you | have chuckled |
| he;she;it | has chuckled |
| we | have chuckled |
| you | have chuckled |
| they | have chuckled |
Past
| I | chuckled |
| you | chuckled |
| he;she;it | chuckled |
| we | chuckled |
| you | chuckled |
| they | chuckled |
Pluperfect
| I | had chuckled |
| you | had chuckled |
| he;she;it | had chuckled |
| we | had chuckled |
| you | had chuckled |
| they | had chuckled |
Future
| I | will chuckle |
| you | will chuckle |
| he;she;it | will chuckle |
| we | will chuckle |
| you | will chuckle |
| they | will chuckle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have chuckled |
| you | will have chuckled |
| he;she;it | will have chuckled |
| we | will have chuckled |
| you | will have chuckled |
| they | will have chuckled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | chuckle |
| you | chuckle |
| he;she;it | chuckle |
| we | chuckle |
| you | chuckle |
| they | chuckle |
Perfect
| I | have chuckled |
| you | have chuckled |
| he;she;it | have chuckled |
| we | have chuckled |
| you | have chuckled |
| they | have chuckled |
Imperfect
| I | chuckled |
| you | chuckled |
| he;she;it | chuckled |
| we | chuckled |
| you | chuckled |
| they | chuckled |
Pluperfect
| I | had chuckled |
| you | had chuckled |
| he;she;it | had chuckled |
| we | had chuckled |
| you | had chuckled |
| they | had chuckled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would chuckle |
| you | would chuckle |
| he;she;it | would chuckle |
| we | would chuckle |
| you | would chuckle |
| they | would chuckle |
Perfect
| I | would have chuckled |
| you | would have chuckled |
| he;she;it | would have chuckled |
| we | would have chuckled |
| you | would have chuckled |
| they | would have chuckled |
Imperative
| you | chuckle |
| we | Let's chuckle |
| you | chuckle |
Verbs conjugated like 'chuckle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'chuckle'
chackle,
cruckle,
shuckle,
buckle,
cackle,
chinkle,
chuck,
chuffle,
chumble,
cockle,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to fondle
- coax, cosset, faddle, pettle, fondle, tiddle
- to laugh quietly
- laugh
- to pamper
- pettle, pamper
- to touch someone lovingly
- canoodle, caress, coax, cosset, dally, dandle, dawt, faddle, feel up, fond, fondle, grabble, grope, nantle, pet, pettle, shift, smuggle, tiddle, touch up
- to treat gently or with great care
- cocker, coddle, cosset, dandle, make much, nustle, pamper, pettle, posset, tidder
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From chuck (“laugh”) + -le.
Sample Sentences
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‘We shall get you through sa, like a fiddle, and hope a please you when we get you through sa. Old ‘ooman at home sa: ’ chuckling very much. ‘Outside gentleman sa, he often remember old ‘ooman at home sa, ’ grinning again.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Well, ” said he, chuckling brutally; “ at any rate, they 've got themselves into a trap now—the baggage ! They 're safe enough. They shall sweat for it ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)