chuckle
verb/ˈtʃʌkəl/
Frequency rank: #7,456 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To laugh quietly.
Example sentence
Whenever she heard a funny joke, she couldn't help but chuckle.
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