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Webster 1913 Edition


Chuckle

Chuc′kle

,
Verb.
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.
2.
To fondle; to cocker.
[Obs.]
Dryden.

Chuc′kle

,
Noun.
A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.

Chuc′kle

,
Verb.
I.
[From 1st
Chuck
.]
To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chuckle

CHUCKLE

, v.t.
1.
To call, as a hen her chickens.
2.
To fondle; to cocker.

CHUCKLE

,
Verb.
I.
To laugh heartily, or convulsively; to shake with laughter, or to burst into fits of laughter.