chuckle

CEFRC1

/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To laugh quietly, often because something is amusing.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To communicate through chuckling.

Examples

  • Tom gave a chuckle when he realized the irony.

  • This always makes me chuckle.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To laugh quietly or inwardly.

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

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A quiet laugh.

More examples

In context

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

  • Tom made me chuckle.

  • if these Birds are within distance, here's that will chuckle 'em together

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The funny joke made the usually serious teacher blank quietly during class.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From chuck (“laugh”) + -le.