v. t. | 1. | To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck. |
2. | To fondle; to cocker. | |
n. | 1. | A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision. |
v. i. | 1. | To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision. |
Noun | 1. | chuckle - a soft partly suppressed laugh Synonyms: chortle |
Verb | 1. | chuckle - laugh quietly or with restraint Synonyms: chortle, laugh softly |