chuckle
[ chuhk-uhl ]
/ ˈtʃʌk əl /
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verb (used without object), chuck·led, chuck·ling.
to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction: They chuckled at the child's efforts to walk.
to laugh to oneself: to chuckle while reading.
Obsolete. to cluck, as a fowl.
noun
a soft laugh, usually of satisfaction.
Obsolete. the cluck of a hen.
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synonym study for chuckle
4. See laugh.
OTHER WORDS FROM chuckle
chuckler, nounchuck·ling·ly, adverbWords nearby chuckle
chucker-out, chuck-full, chuckhole, chuckie, chuck in, chuckle, chucklehead, chuck off, chuck out, chuck wagon, chuckwalla
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British Dictionary definitions for chuckle
chuckle
/ (ˈtʃʌkəl) /
verb (intr)
to laugh softly or to oneself
(of animals, esp hens) to make a clucking sound
noun
a partly suppressed laugh
Derived forms of chuckle
chuckler, nounchucklingly, adverbWord Origin for chuckle
C16: probably from chuck ³
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