chuckle

ˈtʃʌkəl

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Definition of chuckle - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

laugh softlylaugh quietly or inwardly

She chuckled at the joke..

giggle

snicker

snigger

animal sound

Rare

make a clucking sound like a hen

Rare

The hen chuckled softly in the coop.

cackle

chortle

cluck

Noun

amusementquiet laugh showing mild amusement

He gave a chuckle at the joke.

giggle

snicker

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Origin of chuckle

Middle English, chukken (to cluck)

Terms with chuckle included in their meaning

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raise a laugh

humor

cause someone to laugh or chuckle

chortle

emotion

laugh in a joyful way with a snort or chuckle

chortle

laughter

joyful muffled laugh like a snorting chuckle

chortling

adj.

laughter

producing a gleeful chuckle

sniggle

laughter

chortle or chuckle quietly

Examples of chuckle in a sentence

The comedian's joke made the audience chuckle.
The rooster chuckled at dawn, waking everyone up.
In the barn, the turkey chuckled loudly.
A chuckle escaped her lips during the meeting.
His chuckle was heard across the room.

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French:glousser, petit rire, ...
German:kichern, Kichern, ...
Italian:ridacchiare, risatina, ...
Spanish:reírse entre dientes, risita, ...
Portuguese:rir baixinho, risadinha, ...
Chinese:轻声笑, 窃笑, ...
Japanese:くすくす笑う, くすくす笑い, ...
Arabic:ضَحِكَ, ضَحْكَة خَفِيفَة, ...
Hebrew:לְצַחְקֵק, צַחֲקוּק, ...
Russian:посмеиваться, хихиканье, ...
Ukrainian:посміюватися, посмішка, ...
Hindi:दबी हँसी हँसना, हल्की हँसी, ...
Bengali:চাপা হেসে ওঠা, মৃদু হাসি, ...
Catalan:riure fluixet, rialleta, ...
Czech:uchechtnout se, uchechtnutí, ...
Danish:smågrine, grin, ...
Dutch:grinniken, grinnik, ...
Greek:κρυφογελώ, γελάκι, ...
Hungarian:kuncogni, kuncogás, ...
Khmer:សើចតិចៗ, សំណើចតិចៗ, ...
Korean:낄낄 웃다, 낄낄 웃음, ...
Persian:ریز خندیدن, خنده ریز, ...
Polish:chichotać, chichot, ...
Portuguese (BR):rir baixinho, risadinha, ...
Romanian:a râde pe înfundate, chicotit, ...
Swedish:fnissa, skratt, ...
Thai:หัวเราะคิกคัก, เสียงหัวเราะเบาๆ, ...
Turkish:kıkırdamak, kıkırdama, ...
Vietnamese:cười khúc khích, tiếng cười khúc khích, ...

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