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chuckle

//ˈt͡ʃʌkəl//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

informal

Note for chuckle

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Forms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: chuckles

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): chuckle
past (v2): chuckled
past participle (v3): chuckled
present participle: chuckling
3rd person singular: chuckles

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.A quiet laugh.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.To laugh quietly or inwardly.
2.To communicate through chuckling.
- She chuckled her assent to my offer as she got in the car.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4377

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Rare
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

Etymology

From chuck (“laugh”) + -le.

Data sources:

Wiktionary (Wiktextract) (CC BY-SA)
Princeton WordNet (WordNet License)
Tatoeba (CC BY)
COCA / wordfrequency.info (derived frequency bands only)

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