Synonyms for chuckle

Grammar : Verb

Spell : chuhk-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃʌk əl

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Définition of chuckle

Origin : 1590s, frequentative of Middle English chukken "make a clucking noise" (late 14c.), of echoic origin. It originally meant "noisy laughter." Related: Chuckled; chuckling.

verb giggle

Example sentences :

Miss Milbrey nodded encouragement, seeming to chuckle inwardly.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Then the chuckle came again, and he added emphatically: "But I will!"
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

"Yes, prob'ly it was something about 'em," Pa assented with a chuckle.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Linda tried hard but she could not suppress a chuckle: "Of course you would!"
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

The sympathetic Toodles welcomed this opening for a chuckle.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Calendar's chuckle was not audible, but he broke the pause that followed.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

He heard Grey Beaver chuckle above him, and he knew the sound was not hostile.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

Miggs departed at his bidding, but less because of his bidding than because she desired to chuckle in secret.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

"If not, he could wait for us here," suggested Merritt, with a chuckle.
Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson

Old Man Curry began to chuckle, and the jockey eyed him curiously.
Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

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