chuckled
SayCHUK-uhld/ˈt͡ʃʌkəld/
- 1Simple past and past participle of chuckle.
He chuckled softly as he remembered the prank from years ago.
Everyone in the room had chuckled before the speaker even finished his sentence.
Note
One spelling does two jobs: the simple past (he chuckled) and the participle after have or had (she had chuckled). Usually it takes no object, but it can carry what the laugh conveys, as in he chuckled his approval. In older writing the same form may mean a hen clucked, called her chicks to follow, or even that someone fondled or pampered another. Those senses are now archaic.
chuckled is a form of chuckle
chuckle, verb: To laugh quietly or under your breath, often to yourself. Full entry
- Spelling
- chuckle → chuckled: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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