chuckle
Verbchuckles, chuckling, chuckled
Noun pluralchuckles
Formschuckles, chuckling, chuckled
Pluralchuckles
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- 3To say something while laughing quietly.
They chuckle their approval whenever he tells that story.
She chuckled a short reply and walked off.
Similarchortle
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- 4To make the clucking sound that a chicken makes.
Like the low, soft noise a hen makes in the yard.
The hens chuckle softly in the early morning light.
An old rooster chuckled near the barn door.
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- 5To call a group to come together or to follow, the way a hen clucks to her chicks.
The hen chuckles her chicks to follow her across the farmyard.
if these Birds are within distance, here's that will chuckle 'em together
1690, [John] Dryden, Don SebastianHere, chuckle means call the birds together, like a hen clucking to chicks.Note
- 6To pet and spoil someone in a loving way.
Like spoiling a pet with extra treats and attention.
Grandparents chuckle their grandchildren with treats and warm hugs.
She chuckled the baby until he finally fell asleep.
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- 7Clumsy, moving or handling things in an awkward way.
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Origins
From the word "chuck" plus the ending "-le".
Maybe from "chock," meaning "a log."