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Collocations for chuckle - noun

ADJECTIVE

light, little, quiet, slight, soft
deep, low
hearty
good
amused, nervous

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VERB + chuckle

give, have, let out
She gave a little chuckle.
draw, elicit, get
He got a chuckle from a few members of the audience.
hold back, stifle, suppress
hear

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PREPOSITION

with a chuckle
‘I was only kidding!’ he said with a low chuckle.
chuckle about, chuckle over
We had a good chuckle over the whole thing.

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Collocations for chuckle - verb

ADVERB

lightly, quietly, slightly, softly
heartily
nervously

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PREPOSITION

about, over
She was still chuckling about the story the next day.
at
He chuckled at the thought of the two of them stuck in the snow.

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PHRASES

chuckle to yourself
She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look.

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