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chuckle (noun)

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  • chuckle — intransitive verb (chuckled; chuckling) Etymology: probably frequentative of 1chuck Date: circa 1770 1. to laugh inwardly or quietly 2. to make a continuous gentle sound resembling suppressed mirth < the clear bright water chuckled …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chuckle — verb (I) to laugh quietly: What are you chuckling about? chuckle noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • chuckle — [ˈtʃʌk(ə)l] verb [I] to laugh quietly chuckle noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • chuckle — (v.) 1590s, frequentative of M.E. chukken make a clucking noise (late 14c.), of echoic origin. It originally meant noisy laughter. Chucklehead blockhead (18c.) is perhaps connected with CHUCK (Cf. chuck) (v.). Related: Chuckled; chuckling. The… …   Etymology dictionary

  • chuckle — ► VERB ▪ laugh quietly or inwardly. ► NOUN ▪ a quiet laugh. ORIGIN from obsolete chuck to cluck …   English terms dictionary

  • chuckle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ light, little, quiet, slight, soft ▪ deep, low ▪ hearty …   Collocations dictionary

  • chuckle — UK [ˈtʃʌk(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms chuckle : present tense I/you/we/they chuckle he/she/it chuckles present participle chuckling past tense chuckled past participle chuckled to laugh quietly, especially in a private or secret way… …   English dictionary

  • chuckle — [[t]tʃʌ̱k(ə)l[/t]] chuckles, chuckling, chuckled VERB When you chuckle, you laugh quietly. The banker chuckled and said, Of course not. ... [V at/over n] He chuckled at her forthrightness. [Also V with quote] N COUNT Chuckle is also a noun. He… …   English dictionary

  • chuckle-head — chuckˈle head noun 1. A stupid loutish person 2. A blockhead, dolt • • • Main Entry: ↑chuckle …   Useful english dictionary

  • chuckle — verb laugh quietly or inwardly. noun a quiet or suppressed laugh. Derivatives chuckler noun Origin C16: from chuck meaning to cluck in ME …   English new terms dictionary

  • chuckle — /ˈtʃʌkəl / (say chukuhl) verb (i) (chuckled, chuckling) 1. to laugh in a soft, amused manner, usually with satisfaction. 2. to laugh to oneself. 3. to cluck, as a fowl. –noun 4. a soft, amused laugh, usually with satisfaction. 5. Obsolete the… …  

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