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chuckle

The correct spelling is chuckle.

How to pronounce chuckle

/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/
noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/

Say it like: Chu-kle

The correct spelling is chuckle. A quiet laugh. For example: "She chuckled her assent to my offer as she got in the car."

Usage Examples

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A quiet laugh.

verb

  1. 1.To laugh quietly or inwardly.
  2. 2.To communicate through chuckling.
  3. 3.To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck.
  4. 4.To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck.
  5. 5.To fondle; to indulge or pamper.

adjective

  1. 1.Clumsy.

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