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chuckle

/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/

noun

Meaning

  • A quiet laugh.

Synonyms

chortle,
giggle,
snigger,
titter

verb

Meaning

  • To laugh quietly or inwardly.

  • To communicate through chuckling.

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

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

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

  • To fondle; to indulge or pamper.

Synonyms

grope,
pet,
touch up,
coddle,
posset