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chuckle
 
SYLLABICATION:chuck·le
PRONUNCIATION:  chkl
INTRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: chuck·led, chuck·ling, chuck·les
1. To laugh quietly or to oneself. 2. To cluck or chuck, as a hen.
NOUN: A quiet laugh of mild amusement or satisfaction.
ETYMOLOGY:Probably frequentative of chuck3.
OTHER FORMS:chuckler —NOUN
chuckle·some —ADJECTIVE
chuckling·ly (-lng-l) —ADVERB
 
 
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