The meaning of Chuckle

Chuckle – definition

verb
Laugh quietly or inwardly.
Usage examples:
I chuckled at the astonishment on her face
Synonims:
Chortle Giggle Titter Laugh quietly Tee-hee Snicker Snigger Crow

noun
A quiet or suppressed laugh.
Usage examples:
Melissa gave a chuckle

verb
To laugh quietly
Usage examples:
She was chuckling as she read the letter., i always get a chuckle out of the doonesbury comic strip.

Chuckle translation into English

Chuckle: translate from English into Chinese

轻笑, 暗笑, 抿嘴笑, 咯咯笑, 肸

Chuckle: translate from English into Dutch

Grinniken, Geklok, Gnuiven, Onderdrukt lachen, Klokken, Onderdrukte lach

Chuckle: translate from English into French

Glousser, Gloussement

Chuckle: translate from English into German

Kichern, Jauchzen

Chuckle: translate from English into Hindi

कुड़ाकुड़ाना, मुंह दबाकर हंसना, बेढब, ठस, भद्दा, बेडौल, मुस्कुराना, दबी हुई हंसी, स्मितहास्य

Chuckle: translate from English into Italian

Ridacchiare, Riso soffocato, Sogghignare

Chuckle: translate from English into Korean

킬킬 웃음, 킬킬 웃다, 꼬꼬 울다, 꼬꼬라고는 암탉이 병아리를 부르는 소리, 킬킬 웃음의

Chuckle: translate from English into Russian

Посмеиваться, Хихикать, Хихиканье, Кудахтанье, Довольный смех, Радоваться, Большеголовый, Неуклюжий, Радость, Кудахтать

Chuckle: translate from English into Spanish

Risita, Reírse entre dientes, Risa sofocada, Risa contenida, Soltar una risa

Word origin

late 16th century (in the sense ‘laugh convulsively’): from chuck meaning ‘to cluck’ in late Middle English.

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Chuckle – similar words

chuckled

verb
Laugh quietly or inwardly.
Usage examples:
I chuckled at the astonishment on her face

noun
A quiet or suppressed laugh.
Usage examples:
Melissa gave a chuckle

All meanings and translations of Chuckled

Chuckle synonims

chortle

verb
Laugh in a noisy, gleeful way.
Usage examples:
He chortled at his own execrable pun

noun
A noisy, gleeful laugh.
Usage examples:
Thomas gave a chortle

verb
To laugh with pleasure and satisfaction

All meanings and translations of Chortle

crow

noun
A large bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice.
Usage examples:
He said the proliferation of corvids birds like grey crows, magpies and rooks could be directly lin…

verb
(of a cock) utter its characteristic loud cry.
Usage examples:
She was awakened in the mornings by cocks crowing

noun
The cry of a cock.
Usage examples:
Beware of the bark of a dog or crow of a cock at night, for they signify death.

All meanings and translations of Crow

giggle

verb
Laugh lightly and repeatedly in a silly way, from amusement, nervousness, or embarrassment.
Usage examples:
They giggled at some private joke

noun
A light, silly laugh.
Usage examples:
But the chortles, chuckles and giggles are part of a much more serious project.

All meanings and translations of Giggle

snicker

verb
Give a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh; snigger.
Usage examples:
He could imagine them snickering as he passed

noun
A half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh; a snigger.
Usage examples:
He could not evoke a snicker with his jokes

verb
Laugh quietly

All meanings and translations of Snicker

snigger

ˈsnɪɡ.ər

verb
Laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.
Usage examples:
The boys at school were sure to snigger at him behind his back

noun
A half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh.
Usage examples:
We heard the sniggers caused by their little jokes

verb
To laugh at someone or something in a silly and often unkind way
Usage examples:
They spent half the time sniggering at the clothes people were wearing., what are you two sniggerin…

All meanings and translations of Snigger

tee-hee

exclamation
Used in writing or sometimes in spoken language to represent the sound of laughter
Usage examples:
It sounds funny! tee hee!, he giggled. "tee-hee."

All meanings and translations of Tee-hee

titter

verb
Give a short, half-suppressed laugh; giggle.
Usage examples:
Her stutter caused the children to titter

noun
A short, half-suppressed laugh.
Usage examples:
There were titters from the gallery

verb
To laugh in a nervous and quiet way
Usage examples:
Some kids tittered at the boys who were making faces in class., there were titters from the audienc…

All meanings and translations of Titter

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