Chuckle /(?)/

Chuc·kle

Chuckle

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Chuckled; p. pr. & vb. n. Chuckling

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

Chuckle

n.
  1. A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.

Chuckle

v. i.
  1. To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.