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chuckle

noun
/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/

Etymology

Perhaps from chock (“a log”).

  1. derived from schocken — “to bump, shake”
  2. derived from chuquier — “to collide, strike”
  3. inherited from chokken — “to thrust, pierce, cram”
  4. formed as chuckle — “chuck + -le”

Definitions

  1. A quiet laugh.

  2. To laugh quietly or inwardly.

  3. To communicate through chuckling.

    • She chuckled her assent to my offer as she got in the car.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. To make the sound of a chicken

      To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck.

    2. To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens

      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

    3. To fondle

      To fondle; to indulge or pamper.

    4. Clumsy.

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Derived

chucklebutt, chucklefuck, chuckleheaded, chuckler, chucklesome, chuckleworthy, chucklingly

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA