chuckle

chuckle
Synonyms and related words:
Homeric laughter, be in stitches, belly laugh, boff, boffola, break up, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, convulsion, crow, crowing, fit of laughter, gales of laughter, giggle, go into convulsions, guffaw, ha-ha, hearty laugh, hee-haw, hee-hee, hilarity, ho-ho, horselaugh, laugh, laugh it up, laugh outright, laughing, laughter, nearly die laughing, outburst of laughter, peal of laughter, risibility, roar, roar of laughter, roar with laughter, shake like jelly, shake with laughter, shout, shout of laughter, shriek, snicker, snigger, sniggering, sniggle, snort, split, split with laughter, tee-hee, titter, yuck, yuk-yuk

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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Synonyms:
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  • Chuckle — Chuc kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chuckled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chuckling}.] [From 1st {Chuck}.] 1. To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To fondle; to cocker. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chuckle — Chuc kle, n. A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chuckle — Chuc kle, v. i. [From 1st {Chuck}.] To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chuckle — (v.) 1590s, frequentative of M.E. chukken make a clucking noise (late 14c.), of echoic origin. It originally meant noisy laughter. Chucklehead blockhead (18c.) is perhaps connected with CHUCK (Cf. chuck) (v.). Related: Chuckled; chuckling. The… …   Etymology dictionary

  • chuckle — [v] giggle cackle, chortle, crow, exult, guffaw, hee haw*, laugh, smile, snicker, snigger, sniggle, teehee*, titter; concept 77 …   New thesaurus

  • chuckle — ► VERB ▪ laugh quietly or inwardly. ► NOUN ▪ a quiet laugh. ORIGIN from obsolete chuck to cluck …   English terms dictionary

  • chuckle — [chuk′əl] vi. chuckled, chuckling [prob. < CHUCK3 + freq. suffix le] to laugh softly in a low tone, as in mild amusement n. a soft, low toned laugh SYN. LAUGH chuckler n …   English World dictionary

  • chuckle — I n. 1) to have; let out a chuckle (we had a good chuckle) 2) a hearty chuckle 3) a chuckle about, over II v. 1) (D; intr.) to chuckle about, over 2) (D; intr.) to chuckle to (to chuckle to oneself) 3) (D; intr.) to chuckle with (to chuckle with… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • chuckle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ light, little, quiet, slight, soft ▪ deep, low ▪ hearty …   Collocations dictionary

  • chuckle — UK [ˈtʃʌk(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms chuckle : present tense I/you/we/they chuckle he/she/it chuckles present participle chuckling past tense chuckled past participle chuckled to laugh quietly, especially in a private or secret way… …   English dictionary

  • chuckle — [[t]tʃʌ̱k(ə)l[/t]] chuckles, chuckling, chuckled VERB When you chuckle, you laugh quietly. The banker chuckled and said, Of course not. ... [V at/over n] He chuckled at her forthrightness. [Also V with quote] N COUNT Chuckle is also a noun. He… …   English dictionary

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