Chuckling has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tom started chuckling. | |
| 2. | Tom was chuckling. | |
| 3. | Before morning he'd be up and down every chimney in New Amsterdam, filling the stout grey yarn stockings with toys, and apples, and ginger-bread, laughing and chuckling so all the while, that the laughs and chuckles didn't get out of the air for a week afterwards. | |
| 4. | I started chuckling. | |
| 5. | As I glanced up from reading this enigmatic message, I saw Holmes chuckling at the expression upon my face. |