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Chuckle
Pronunciation : Chuc"kle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [From lst Chuck.]
Definition : 1. To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck. [Obs.] Dryden.
2. To fondle; to cocker. [Obs.] Dryden.
t. [imp. & p. p. Chuckled; p. pr. & vb. n. Chuckling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Chuc"kle
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Chuc"kle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [From lst Chuck.]
Definition : Defn: To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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