chuckle
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intransitive verb \ˈchə-kəl\chuck·ledchuck·ling
Definition of CHUCKLE
1
: to laugh inwardly or quietly
2
: to make a continuous gentle sound resembling suppressed mirth <the clear bright water chuckled over gravel — B. A. Williams>
— chuckle noun
— chuck·le·some \-səm\ adjective
— chuck·ling·ly \-iŋ-lē\ adverb
Examples of CHUCKLE
- She chuckled at the memory of what he had said.
- <everyone dutifully chuckled at the professor's intended jokes>
Origin of CHUCKLE
probably frequentative of 1chuck
First Known Use: circa 1770
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