chuckle Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a soft partly suppressed laugh
chortle.
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verb laugh quietly or with restraint
chortle; laugh softly.
WordNet
Chuc"kle transitive verb
Etymology
From lstWordforms
Definitions
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To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck. Obs. Dryden. -
To fondle; to cocker. Obs. Dryden.
Chuc"kle noun
Definitions
A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
Chuc"kle intransitive verb
Etymology
From lstDefinitions
To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.