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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Chuckle

/chŭk'-əl/ · Chuc·kle · IPA /ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/
01 v. t. To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck.
imp. & p. p. Chuckled; p. pr. & vb. n. Chuckling
  1. 1.
    To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    To fondle; to cocker.[Obs.]
02 n. A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
  1. 1.
    A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
03 v. i. To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
  1. 1.
    To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.