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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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