chuckle
pronunciation
How to pronounce chuckle in British English:
UK [ˈtʃʌkl]
How to pronounce chuckle in American English:
US [ˈtʃʌkl]
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- Noun:
- a soft partly suppressed laugh
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- Verb:
- laugh quietly or with restraint
Word Origin
- chuckle (v.)
- 1590s, frequentative of Middle English chukken "make a clucking noise" (late 14c.), of echoic origin. It originally meant "noisy laughter." Related: Chuckled; chuckling.
- chuckle (n.)
- 1754, from chuckle (v.).
Example
- 1. I heard someone outside the world laugh , a heavenly chuckle .
- 2. Why not just level with them for a moment and have a little chuckle ?
- 3. Does that sound like communism , he asks with a chuckle ?
- 4. I had to chuckle at the synchronicity because this was essentially the product I was trying to create .
- 5. Microsoft and oracle must chuckle every time an open source operating system company reports its paltry profits ( or losses ) , knowing you don 't get rich by giving software away .