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chuckle
[chuhk-uhl]
verb (used without object)
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.
chuckle
/ ˈʃʌə /
verb
to laugh softly or to oneself
(of animals, esp hens) to make a clucking sound
noun
a partly suppressed laugh
Other 51Թ Forms
- chuckler noun
- chucklingly adverb
- ˈܳԲ adverb
- ˈܳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chuckle1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Scheffler chuckled nervously when he said it, but athletes getting harassed by folks who lost money betting on their performances isn’t a laughing matter.
“Just pretty much pick his brain,” Atwell said, before adding with a chuckle, “seeing what I can steal and take and put in my bag that I can use.”
When asked if he often gets recognized in public, the singer-songwriter chuckled.
“They’re not good,” Johnson, 35, says, chuckling lightly at her own bluntness.
When I put to the neighbours that Real Madrid is trying to soundproof the stadium, they chuckled.
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