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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
chuckle en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From chuck (“laugh”) + -le.
Meanings
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A quiet laugh.
Forms
Synonyms
snigger · giggle · titter · chortle
Translations (16)
bg кискане (a quiet laugh) · io kluko (a quiet laugh) · ja くすくす笑い (a quiet laugh) · ro chicot (a quiet laugh) · ar إِهْلَاس (a quiet laugh) · ru хихи́канье (a quiet laugh) · bg хихикане (a quiet laugh) · fr ricanerie (a quiet laugh) · no klukklatter (a quiet laugh) · hu kuncogás (a quiet laugh) · sk chichot (a quiet laugh) · fr ricanement (a quiet laugh) · pl chichot (a quiet laugh) · de Kichern (a quiet laugh) · vi cười khúc khích (a quiet laugh) · nl gegrinnik (a quiet laugh)
chuckle en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From chuck (“laugh”) + -le.
Meanings
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To laugh quietly or inwardly.
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(transitive) To communicate through chuckling.
She chuckled her assent to my offer as she got in the car.
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(archaic, intransitive) To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck.
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(archaic, transitive) To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck.
if these Birds are within distance, here's that will chuckle 'em together
1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):
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(archaic, transitive) To fondle; to indulge or pamper.
Forms
Deriveds
chuckleworthy · chuckleheaded · chucklebutt · chuckler · chucklefuck · chucklesome · chucklingly
Synonyms
pet · posset · grope (to fondle) · coddle (to pamper) · touch up
Translations (41)
ta கொக்கரி (to make the sound of chicken) · fi myhäillä (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · no sitte og more seg (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · es reír entre dientes (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · vi cười khúc khích (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · nl grinniken (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · km សើចលាក់ (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · ru усмехаться (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · no klukke (to make the sound of chicken) · bg хихикам (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · fr glousser (to make the sound of chicken) · ru хихи́кнуть (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · ru посме́иваться (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · eo subridi (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · cmn 暗笑 (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · ja けらけら笑う (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · no småle (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · sv skrocka (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · fi kaakattaa (to make the sound of chicken) · ru хихи́кать (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · ru куда́хтать (to make the sound of chicken) · bg кискам се (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · pt gracejar (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · hu kuncog (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · ro chicoti (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · ro cotcodăci (to make the sound of chicken) · io klukar (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · es cacarear (to make the sound of chicken) · no klukkle (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · ru усмехнуться (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · nl kakelen (to make the sound of chicken) · km សើចក្នុងពោះ (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · he גִּחֵךְ (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · bg кудкудякам (to make the sound of chicken) · de kichern (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · pl chichotać (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · ik хихи́кати (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · fi hekottaa (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · fr ricaner (to laugh quietly or inwardly) · es cocorear (to make the sound of chicken) · sv kackla (to make the sound of chicken)
chuckle en · ADJ · etymology 2
Pronunciation
Etymology
Perhaps from chock (“a log”).
Meanings
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(obsolete) Clumsy.
Forms
Deriveds
chucklehead