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单词 chuckling
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
chuck•le /ˈtʃʌkəl/USA pronunciation   v., -led, -ling, n. 
v. [no object]
  1. to laugh in a soft, quiet manner:chuckling at his odd ideas.

n. [countable]
  1. a soft, quiet laugh:a little chuckle.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
chuck•le  (chukəl),USA pronunciation v., chuck•led, chuck•ling, n. 
v.i. 
  1. to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction:They chuckled at the child's efforts to walk.
  2. to laugh to oneself:to chuckle while reading.
  3. [Obs.]to cluck, as a fowl.

n. 
  1. a soft laugh, usually of satisfaction.
  2. [Obs.]the cluck of a hen.
  • chuck3 + -le 1590–1600
chuckler, n. 
chuckling•ly, adv. 
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See laugh. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chuckle /ˈtʃʌkəl/ vb (intransitive)
  1. to laugh softly or to oneself
  2. (of animals, esp hens) to make a clucking sound
n
  1. a partly suppressed laugh
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from chuck³

ˈchuckler n ˈchucklingly adv
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