chuckle

intr.v., -led, -ling, -les.

1. To laugh quietly or to oneself.
2. To cluck or chuck, as a hen.

n.
A quiet laugh of mild amusement or satisfaction.

[Probably frequentative of CHUCK³ .]

chuckler chuck'ler n.
chucklesome chuck'le·some adj.
chucklingly chuck'ling·ly (-lĭng-lē) adv.

verb

To laugh quietly: chortle. See laughter, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a soft partly suppressed laugh
  Synonym: chortle

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The verb chuckle has one meaning:

Meaning #1: laugh quietly or with restraint
  Synonyms: chortle, laugh softly

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - klukle
n. - kluklatter

Nederlands (Dutch)
grinniken, gegrinnik, het klokken (van hen)

Français (French)
v. intr. - glousser
n. - gloussement, petit rire

Deutsch (German)
v. - kichern, sich eins lachen
n. - Kichern, leises Lachen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γελώ πνιχτά, κρυφογελώ
n. - (χαιρέκακο) γελάκι, πνιχτό γέλιο

Italiano (Italian)
ridacchiare, riso, risatina

Português (Portuguese)
v. - gozar
n. - risinho (m), cacarejo (m), pessoa (f) estúpida

Русский (Russian)
фыркнуть, сдавленный смех

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - reír entre dientes
n. - risita, risa ahogada

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skrocka
n. - skrockande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吃吃的笑, 咯咯叫, 吃吃的笑声, 轻笑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 吃吃的笑, 咯咯叫
n. - 吃吃的笑聲, 輕笑

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 낄낄 웃다, 혼자서 기뻐하다, 꼬꼬 울다
n. - 낄낄 웃음, 꼬꼬하는 소리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - くすくす笑い, 含み笑い
v. - くすくす笑う, ほくそ笑む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ضحك في عبه, ضحك بصوت ماطي (الاسم) ضحكه خافته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮צחק לעצמו, גיחך, צחק בקירבו‬
n. - ‮צחוק חרישי‬

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