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chuckle

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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.

[Probably frequentative of chuck3.]

chuckler n.
chuckle·some adj.
chuckling·ly (-lng-l) adv.

chuckle
Verb
[-ling, -led]
to laugh softly or to oneself
Noun
a partly suppressed laugh [probably from chuck cluck]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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

chuckle
Translations

chuckle [ˈtʃʌkl] vireírse entre dientes
chuckle [ˈtʃʌkl] viglousser
chuckle [ˈtʃʌkl] vileise in sich acc hineinlachen
chuckle [ˈtʃʌkl] viridere sommessamente

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 낄낄 웃다, 혼자서 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 抿嘴輕聲笑 усміхатися, посміюватися ہنسی روک کر ہنسنا cười một mình
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 낄낄 웃음, 싱글 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


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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.
From above came the peals of the old prince's voice, and the chuckle of Katavasov.
"True," replied Unc, with a low chuckle of amusement.
 
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