chuckle

chuck·le  (chkl)

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.

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[Probably frequentative of chuck.]

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chuckler n.

chuckle·some adj.

chuckling·ly (-lng-l) adv.

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chuckle [ˈtʃʌk^əl]

vb (intr)

1. to laugh softly or to oneself

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of animals, esp hens) to make a clucking sound

n

a partly suppressed laugh

[probably from chuck³]

chuckler  n

chucklingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chuckle - a soft partly suppressed laugh chortle laugh, laughter - the sound of laughing
Verb	1.	chuckle - laugh quietly or with restraint chortle, laugh softly express joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter

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chuckle

verb laugh, giggle, snigger, chortle, titter He chuckled appreciatively at her riposte.

Translations

chuckle [ˈtʃʌkl]

A. N → risita f, risa f sofocada
we had a good chuckle over that → nos reímos bastante con eso

B. VI → reírse entre dientes, soltar una risita
to chuckle at or over → reírse con

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chuckle [ˈtʃʌk^əl] vi → glousser

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chuckle

n → leises Lachen, Kichern nt no pl; to have a good chuckle about something → sich (dat) → eins lachen über etw (acc) (inf)

vi → leise in sich (acc) → hineinlachen, sich (dat) → eins lachen (inf); to chuckle away → vor sich hin lachen or kichern

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chuckle [ˈtʃʌkl]

1. n → risolino

2. vi → ridacchiare
to chuckle at or over → ridere or ridacchiare per

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chuckle [ˈtʃʌkl]

1. n → risolino

2. vi → ridacchiare
to chuckle at or over → ridere or ridacchiare per

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chuckle

v chuckle [ˈtʃakl]

to laugh quietly He sat chuckling over a funny book. geklok يَضْحَكُ ضِحْكا خافِتا подсмивам се pochechtávat se klukle in sich hinein lachen σιγογελώ reírse (entre dientes) naerda kihistama آرام خندیدن nauraa hykertää glousser לְגָחֵך मुंह बंद कर के हंसना sebi se smijati kuncog tertawa hlæja lágt ridacchiare くすくす笑う 킬킬 웃다 krizenti ķiķināt ketawa kecil grinniken klukkle, småle (for seg selv) chichotać rir-se a chicoti хихикать chichotať sa hihitati se prigušeno se smejati skrocka, småskratta การหัวเราะเบา ๆ kıkır kıkır gülmek 輕笑 усміхатися, посміюватися ہنسی روک کر ہنسنا cười một mình 抿嘴轻声笑

n

such a laugh. onderdrukte lag ضِحْكا خافِتا сподавен смях pochechtávání, chechot klukken das Glucksen σιγανό γέλιο risita naerukihistus خندۀ ملایم hykerrys petit rire (étouffé) גִחוּך @@@גִיחוּך$$$ दबी हुई सी हंसी smijuljenje kuncogás tertawa lágvær hlátur, hláturkjölt riso soffocato くすくす笑い 킬킬거리는 웃음 krizenimas ķiķināšana tertawa kecil lachje klukklatter chichot riso chicotit хихиканье chichot, (dusený) smiech hihitanje prigušeni smeh skrockande, kluckande skratt เสียงหัวเราะเบา ๆ kıkır kıkır gülme 輕聲笑 сміх, хихикання ایسی ہنسی cười thầm 轻声笑