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4 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: chuckle n : a soft partly suppressed laugh [syn: {chortle}] v : laugh quietly or with restraint [syn: {chortle}, {laugh softly}]
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