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Meaning of chuckle

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

chuckle

Pronunciation:/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A quiet laugh.

verb

Definitions

  1. To laugh quietly or inwardly.

  2. To communicate through chuckling.

    Example: She chuckled her assent to my offer as she got in the car.

  3. To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck.

  4. To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck.