chuckle — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A quiet laugh.

   Synonyms

   chortlegigglesniggertitter

Verb

1. To laugh quietly or inwardly.

2. To communicate through chuckling.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   She chuckled her assent to my offer as she got in the car.

3. To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • Intransitive

4. To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • Transitive

   Examples

   if these Birds are within distance, here's that will chuckle 'em together

5. To fondle; to indulge or pamper.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • Transitive

Adjective

1. Clumsy.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

Noun

1. a soft partly suppressed laugh

   Synonyms

   chortle

   Broader terms

   laughlaughter

Verb

1. laugh quietly or with restraint

   Synonyms

   chortlelaugh softly

   Broader terms

   laughexpress joyexpress mirth