chuckle
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chuck·le
(chŭk′əl)intr.v. chuck·led, chuck·ling, chuck·les
1. To laugh quietly or to oneself.
2. To cluck or chuck, as a hen.
n.
A quiet laugh of mild amusement or satisfaction.
[ Probably frequentative of chuck.]
chuck′ler n.
chuck′le·some adj.
chuck′ling·ly (-lĭng-lē) adv.
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chuckle
(ˈtʃʌkəl)vb (intr)
1. to laugh softly or to oneself
2. (Zoology) (of animals, esp hens) to make a clucking sound
n
a partly suppressed laugh
[C16: probably from chuck3]
ˈchuckler n
ˈchucklingly adv
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chuck•le
(ˈtʃʌk əl)v. chuck•led, chuck•ling,
n. v.i.
1. to laugh in a softly moderated manner.
n. 2. a softly moderated laugh.
[1590–1600]
chuck′ler, n.
chuck′ling•ly, adv.
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chuckle
Past participle: chuckled
Gerund: chuckling
| Imperative |
|---|
| chuckle |
| chuckle |
| Present |
|---|
| I chuckle |
| you chuckle |
| he/she/it chuckles |
| we chuckle |
| you chuckle |
| they chuckle |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I chuckled |
| you chuckled |
| he/she/it chuckled |
| we chuckled |
| you chuckled |
| they chuckled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am chuckling |
| you are chuckling |
| he/she/it is chuckling |
| we are chuckling |
| you are chuckling |
| they are chuckling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have chuckled |
| you have chuckled |
| he/she/it has chuckled |
| we have chuckled |
| you have chuckled |
| they have chuckled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was chuckling |
| you were chuckling |
| he/she/it was chuckling |
| we were chuckling |
| you were chuckling |
| they were chuckling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had chuckled |
| you had chuckled |
| he/she/it had chuckled |
| we had chuckled |
| you had chuckled |
| they had chuckled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will chuckle |
| you will chuckle |
| he/she/it will chuckle |
| we will chuckle |
| you will chuckle |
| they will chuckle |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have chuckled |
| you will have chuckled |
| he/she/it will have chuckled |
| we will have chuckled |
| you will have chuckled |
| they will have chuckled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be chuckling |
| you will be chuckling |
| he/she/it will be chuckling |
| we will be chuckling |
| you will be chuckling |
| they will be chuckling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been chuckling |
| you have been chuckling |
| he/she/it has been chuckling |
| we have been chuckling |
| you have been chuckling |
| they have been chuckling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been chuckling |
| you will have been chuckling |
| he/she/it will have been chuckling |
| we will have been chuckling |
| you will have been chuckling |
| they will have been chuckling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been chuckling |
| you had been chuckling |
| he/she/it had been chuckling |
| we had been chuckling |
| you had been chuckling |
| they had been chuckling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would chuckle |
| you would chuckle |
| he/she/it would chuckle |
| we would chuckle |
| you would chuckle |
| they would chuckle |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have chuckled |
| you would have chuckled |
| he/she/it would have chuckled |
| we would have chuckled |
| you would have chuckled |
| they would have chuckled |
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Verb 1. chuckle - laugh quietly or with restraint
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chuckle
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chuckle
verbTo laugh quietly:
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Translations
ضِحْكا خافِتايَضْحَكُ ضِحْكا خافِتا
chechotpochechtávánípochichtávat se
klukkenklukle
hlæja lágtlágvær hlátur, hláturkjölt
krizenimaskrizenti
ķiķināšanaķiķināt
chichotsmiech
hihitanjehihitati se
kıkır kıkır gülmekıkır kıkır gülmek
chuckle
[ˈtʃʌkl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
chuckle
n → leises Lachen, Kichern nt no pl; to have a good chuckle about something → sich (dat) → eins lachen über etw (acc) (inf)
vi → leise in sich (acc) → hineinlachen, sich (dat) → eins lachen (inf); to chuckle away → vor sich hin lachen or kichern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
chuckle
(ˈtʃakl) verb to laugh quietly. He sat chuckling over a funny book. geklok يَضْحَكُ ضِحْكا خافِتا подсмивам се rir pochechtávat se in sich hinein lachen klukle σιγογελώ reírse naerda kihistama آرام خندیدن hykerrellä glousser לְגָחֵך मुंह बंद कर के हंसना sebi se smijati kuncog tertawa hlæja lágt ridacchiare くすくす笑う 킬킬 웃다 krizenti ķiķināt ketawa kecil grinniken klukkle, småle chichotać مسكا، مسل (دپټى خولې خندا rir-se a chicoti хихикать chichotať sa hihitati se prigušeno se smejati skrocka, småskratta การหัวเราะเบา ๆ kıkır kıkır gülmek 輕笑 усміхатися, посміюватися ہنسی روک کر ہنسنا cười một mình 轻笑
noun such a laugh. onderdrukte lag ضِحْكا خافِتا сподавен смях riso pochechtávání, chechot das Glucksen klukken σιγανό γέλιο risita naerukihistus خندۀ ملایم hykerrys petit rire (étouffé) גחוך, גיחוך दबी हुई सी हंसी smijuljenje kuncogás tertawa lágvær hlátur, hláturkjölt riso soffocato くすくす笑い 킬킬거리는 웃음 krizenimas ķiķināšana tertawa kecil lachje klukklatter chichot مسکا riso chicotit хихиканье chichot, (dusený) smiech hihitanje prigušeni smeh skrockande, kluckande skratt เสียงหัวเราะเบา ๆ kıkır kıkır gülme 輕聲笑 сміх, хихикання ایسی ہنسی cười thầm 轻声笑
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