CHUCKLE


Meaning of CHUCKLE in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ light , little , quiet , slight , soft

▪ deep , low

▪ hearty

▪ good

▪ amused , nervous

VERB + CHUCKLE

▪ give , have , let out

She gave a little ~.

▪ draw , elicit , get

He got a ~ from a few members of the audience.

▪ hold back , stifle , suppress

▪ hear

PREPOSITION

▪ with a ~

‘I was only kidding!’ he said with a low ~.

▪ ~ about , ~ over

We had a good ~ over the whole thing.

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ lightly , quietly , slightly , softly

▪ heartily

▪ nervously

PREPOSITION

▪ about , over

She was still chuckling about the story the next day.

▪ at

He ~d at the thought of the two of them stuck in the snow.

PHRASES

▪ ~ to yourself

She ~d softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .