chuckle
[ chuhk-uh l ]
/ ˈtʃʌk əl /
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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Nearby words
chuckchi, chucker, chucker-out, chuckhole, chuckie, chuckle, chucklehead, chuckwalla, chucky, chuddar, chuddies
Related formschuck·ler, nounchuck·ling·ly, adverb
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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 Formschuckler, nounchucklingly, adverb
Word Origin for chuckle
C16: probably from chuck ³
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