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Definition of Chuckle
1. Noun. A soft partly suppressed laugh.
2. Verb. Laugh quietly or with restraint.
Generic synonyms: Express Joy, Express Mirth, Laugh
Derivative terms: Chortle
Definition of Chuckle
1. v. t. To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck.
2. n. A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
3. v. i. To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
Definition of Chuckle
1. Noun. A quiet laugh. ¹
2. Verb. To laugh quietly or inwardly. ¹
3. Verb. (archaic) Sounds made by chicken. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chuckle
1. to laugh quietly [v -LED, -LING, -LES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chuckle
Literary usage of Chuckle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to persons: spec. shout, exclaim, clamor, call, blare, bray (spec, or
humorous), chuckle, cluck, coo, croak, crool, croon, croup, crow, chirp, ..."
2. The Kid Has Gone to the Colors: And Other Verse by William Herschell (1917)
"... kin chuckle De minute work am through, Des laugh an' joke an' hollah Lak we
clone gone clean mad, But dat ain't it—Lawd bress yo'- We's only bein' glad. ..."
3. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"chuckle. (E.) To chuckle is to laugh in a suppressed way; cf. Chuck (j'i. Church.
(Gk.) li. ..."
4. Sidelights on American Literature by Fred Lewis Pattee (1922)
"We can imagine his sardonic chuckle when the "abysmal brute" broke loose in
Belgium and his squeamish countrymen shuddered in such ghastly horror. ..."
5. The Mysteries of the Court of London by George William MacArthur Reynolds (1859)
"... and lie began to calculate how long the system was likely to last in this
country. Ultimately he indulged in a tolerably hearty chuckle at the des* ..."
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