Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chuckle"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Chuckle \Chuc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chuckled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Chuckling}.] [From lst {Chuck}.]
1. To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck. [Obs.] --Dryden.

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

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Chuckle \Chuc"kle\, n.
A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction,
exultation, or derision.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Chuckle \Chuc"kle\, v. i. [From lst {Chuck}.]
To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing
inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

chuckle
n : a soft partly suppressed laugh [syn: {chortle}]
v : laugh quietly or with restraint [syn: {chortle}, {laugh
softly}]


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