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chuckle
(redirected from chucklingly)

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chuckle about someone or something and chuckle over someone or something
to giggle about someone or something. I had to chuckle about Wally and his story about that broken-down old car. We chuckled over how angry Jed was.

chuckle with something and chortle with something

to giggle in some manner because one is gleeful or happy. He chuckled with unsuppressed mirth at the antics of the strangely dressed people. Sally chortled with glee at the thought of Ken slipping on the ice.
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When someone's mobile interrupted a speech, he chucklingly wondered 'if another bank has fallen'.
Why the crisis puts a spring in the Prime Minister's step by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Its viewing figures have surprised everyone, with over four million punters tuning in to watch Simon King, Kate Humble and the chucklingly unpredictable Bill Oddie.
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When she discussed with me, probably in the late 1960s, Korzybski's reaction, she was still chucklingly pleased by his open enthusiasm for Wiener's use of the term, seeing it as an example of Korzybski's willingness to learn from others, even later in life.
A general semantics glossary by Pula, Robert P. / ETC.: A Review of General Semantics
 
 
 
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