CHUCKLED

Verb

chuckled

simple past tense and past participle of chuckle

Source: Wiktionary


CHUCKLE

Chuc"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chuckled; p. pr. & vb. n. Chuckling.] Etym: [From lst Chuck.]

1. To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck. [Obs.] Dryden.

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

Chuc"kle, n.

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

Chuc"kle, v. i. Etym: [From lst Chuck.]

Definition: To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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