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Chuckle

/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/

A quiet laugh.

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📖 Definitions of "Chuckle"

noun

1
A quiet laugh.

verb

1
To laugh quietly or inwardly.
2
To communicate through chuckling.
"She chuckled her assent to my offer as she got in the car."
3
To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck.
4
To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck.

🔄 Synonyms of "Chuckle"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chortlenoun	(intransitive) To laugh with a chortle or chortles.
laugh softlyverb	laugh quietly or with restraint

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chuckle"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
chortlenoun	(intransitive) To laugh with a chortle or chortles.
laugh softlyverb	laugh quietly or with restraint
laughingverb	(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
laughnoun	(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
snickernoun	A stifled or broken laugh.
titternoun	To laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or restrained way, as from nervousness or poorly-suppressed amusement.
sniggernoun	(chiefly UK, Ireland) A partly suppressed or broken laugh.
cacklenoun	A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.
gigglenoun	To laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner.
crownoun	A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
cachinnateverb	(intransitive) To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often.
hootnoun	The cry of an owl.
snortnoun	The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
teeheeverb	Alternative spelling of tee hee. [To utter tee hee; to make a high-pitched laugh; to titter.]
guffawnoun	(intransitive) To laugh boisterously.
whoopnoun	A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
roarnoun	Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
splutternoun	(intransitive) Of a thing: to forcefully emit something, especially in small drops or particles.
twitternoun	(uncountable) The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.
bellylaughnoun	Alternative form of belly laugh. [A deep, hearty laugh]