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chuck·le

 (chŭk′əl)
intr.v. chuck·led, chuck·ling, chuck·les
1. To laugh quietly or to oneself.
2. To cluck or chuck, as a hen.
n.
A quiet laugh of mild amusement or satisfaction.

[ Probably frequentative of chuck.]

chuck′ler n.
chuck′le·some adj.
chuck′ling·ly (-lĭng-lē) adv.
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chuckle

(ˈtʃʌkəl)
vb (intr)
1. to laugh softly or to oneself
2. (Zoology) (of animals, esp hens) to make a clucking sound
n
a partly suppressed laugh
[C16: probably from chuck3]
ˈchuckler n
ˈchucklingly adv
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chuck•le

(ˈtʃʌk əl)

v. chuck•led, chuck•ling,
n. v.i.
1. to laugh in a softly moderated manner.
n.
2. a softly moderated laugh.
[1590–1600]
chuck′ler, n.
chuck′ling•ly, adv.
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chuckle


Past participle: chuckled
Gerund: chuckling

Imperative
chuckle
chuckle
Present
I chuckle
you chuckle
he/she/it chuckles
we chuckle
you chuckle
they chuckle
Preterite
I chuckled
you chuckled
he/she/it chuckled
we chuckled
you chuckled
they chuckled
Present Continuous
I am chuckling
you are chuckling
he/she/it is chuckling
we are chuckling
you are chuckling
they are chuckling
Present Perfect
I have chuckled
you have chuckled
he/she/it has chuckled
we have chuckled
you have chuckled
they have chuckled
Past Continuous
I was chuckling
you were chuckling
he/she/it was chuckling
we were chuckling
you were chuckling
they were chuckling
Past Perfect
I had chuckled
you had chuckled
he/she/it had chuckled
we had chuckled
you had chuckled
they had chuckled
Future
I will chuckle
you will chuckle
he/she/it will chuckle
we will chuckle
you will chuckle
they will chuckle
Future Perfect
I will have chuckled
you will have chuckled
he/she/it will have chuckled
we will have chuckled
you will have chuckled
they will have chuckled
Future Continuous
I will be chuckling
you will be chuckling
he/she/it will be chuckling
we will be chuckling
you will be chuckling
they will be chuckling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been chuckling
you have been chuckling
he/she/it has been chuckling
we have been chuckling
you have been chuckling
they have been chuckling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been chuckling
you will have been chuckling
he/she/it will have been chuckling
we will have been chuckling
you will have been chuckling
they will have been chuckling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been chuckling
you had been chuckling
he/she/it had been chuckling
we had been chuckling
you had been chuckling
they had been chuckling
Conditional
I would chuckle
you would chuckle
he/she/it would chuckle
we would chuckle
you would chuckle
they would chuckle
Past Conditional
I would have chuckled
you would have chuckled
he/she/it would have chuckled
we would have chuckled
you would have chuckled
they would have chuckled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.chuckle - a soft partly suppressed laugh
laugh, laughter - the sound of laughing
Verb1.chuckle - laugh quietly or with restraint
express joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter
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chuckle

verb laugh, giggle, snigger, chortle, titter He chuckled appreciatively at her riposte.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

chuckle

verb
To laugh quietly:
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Translations
ضِحْكا خافِتايَضْحَكُ ضِحْكا خافِتا
chechotpochechtávánípochichtávat se
klukkenklukle
hlæja lágtlágvær hlátur, hláturkjölt
krizenimaskrizenti
ķiķināšanaķiķināt
chichotsmiech
hihitanjehihitati se
kıkır kıkır gülmekıkır kıkır gülmek

chuckle

[ˈtʃʌkl]
A. Nrisita f, risa f sofocada
we had a good chuckle over thatnos reímos bastante con eso
B. VIreírse entre dientes, soltar una risita
to chuckle at or overreírse con
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

chuckle

[ˈtʃʌkəl] viglousser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

chuckle

nleises Lachen, Kichern nt no pl; to have a good chuckle about somethingsich (dat)eins lachen über etw (acc) (inf)
vileise in sich (acc)hineinlachen, sich (dat)eins lachen (inf); to chuckle awayvor sich hin lachen or kichern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

chuckle

[ˈtʃʌkl]
1. nrisolino
2. viridacchiare
to chuckle at or over → ridere or ridacchiare per
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

chuckle

(ˈtʃakl) verb
to laugh quietly. He sat chuckling over a funny book.
noun
such a laugh.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in classic literature ?
As they was starting down the ladder the duke he chuckles again, and says:
They stood there a-thinking and scratching their heads a minute, and the duke he bust into a kind of a little raspy chuckle, and says:
The chuckle with which he said this, and the chuckle with which he paid for the Turkey, and the chuckle with which he paid for the cab, and the chuckle with which he recompensed the boy, were only to be exceeded by the chuckle with which he sat down breathless in his chair again, and chuckled till he cried.
And here he was, he would chuckle to himself, with a real true cannibal for a slave.
Then with a little confidential chuckle of laughter, he patted me two or three times on the chest, finally pushing me back into my chair.
Another nasty chuckle. "Well, it won't take long to find out.
Brissenden panted and gasped painfully for a moment, then began to chuckle.
"Hope my fellows have not got into trouble up there," muttered Uncle Mac, adding with a satisfied chuckle, as a spark shone out, "No; there it goes!
Smoke, who had descended to the deck and was now standing by my side, began to chuckle in a significant way.
I could not help a chuckle. It is one of the defects of my character that I cannot altogether dislike anyone who makes me laugh.
From above came the peals of the old prince's voice, and the chuckle of Katavasov.
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