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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.

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

a partly suppressed laugh

[C16: probably from chuck³]

ˈchuckler n

ˈchucklingly adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

chuck•le

(ˈtʃʌk əl)

v. chuck•led, chuck•ling,
n. v.i.

1. to laugh in a softly moderated manner.

2. a softly moderated laugh.

[1590–1600]

chuck′ler, n.

chuck′ling•ly, adv.

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

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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

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:

chortle.

Translations

ضِحْكا خافِتايَضْحَكُ ضِحْكا خافِتا

chechotpochechtávánípochichtávat se

klukkenklukle

Glucksen in sich hineinlachen

glousser

hlæja lágtlágvær hlátur, hláturkjölt

ridacchiare sogghigno

krizenimaskrizenti

ķiķināšanaķiķināt

småle klukklatter klukklesitte og more segklukke

chichotsmiech

hihitanjehihitati se

kıkır kıkır gülmekıkır kıkır gülmek

轻声笑轻笑

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

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

[ˈtʃʌk^əl] vi → glousser

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

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. n → risolino

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

chuckle

(ˈtʃakl) verb

to laugh quietly. He sat chuckling over a funny book.

noun

such a laugh.

References in periodicals archive ?

He's certainly got more going for him than Santa, in this case an incarnation of actual substance rather than the legend Americanised into a scarlet-clad chuckler on a reindeerpowered, magical sledge (please keep that from the kids).

Christmas looms so Santa's arrested and 'snow' has a lot to answer for; OPINION

"Golf," he chuckled, for Max was a real chuckler. "I quit golf."

Lift your glass and offer a toast to living life to the Max

For something very disturbing appears to be happening to John "He he" Motson, the BBC's chief chuckler: the older he gets, the more childishly excitable he sounds.