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chuckles Meaning in French (chuckles signification en français)

nounricanements
verbricaner
Synonymes:rires discretsgloussements
ricanements in English:chuckles
Phonetic:ʁikɑnəmɑ̃
Plural: chuckles
Gender:Masculin
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La signification de chuckles en français est ricanements, ricaner. (Les ricanements sont des rires doux et discrets, exprimant souvent l'amusement ou une légère gêne.)

Definitions of Chuckles

  1. 1
    noun
    ricanements

    Chuckles are soft, quiet laughs, often expressing amusement or mild embarrassment.

    Les ricanements sont des rires doux et discrets, exprimant souvent l'amusement ou une légère gêne.

  2. 2
    verb
    ricaner

    When someone chuckles, they laugh quietly, often to themselves or in a subdued manner.

    Quand quelqu'un ricaner, il rit doucement, souvent tout seul ou de manière discrète.

Example Sentences

“Her quiet chuckles filled the room as she read the funny story.”

Ses discrets ricanements emplirent la pièce alors qu'elle lisait l'histoire drôle.

“He often chuckles to himself when he remembers old jokes.”

Il ricanait souvent tout seul en se souvenant de vieilles blagues.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

rires discretsgloussements

In English:

gigglessnickerstitters

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

pleurssanglots

In English:

sobswailscries

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivechuckle
past tensechuckled
present participlechuckling
nounchuckle

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

chuckle to oneselfcollocation

To laugh quietly, often without anyone else noticing or hearing.