chuckle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++chuck·le /ˈtʃʌkəl/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] LAUGHto laugh quietly 暗自发笑，偷笑，窃笑 What are you chuckling about? 你在偷笑什么？► see thesaurus at laugh —chuckle noun [countable] Rosie gave a little chuckle. 罗茜窃笑了一声。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
chuckle• "Do you remember when Michelle fell in the river?" Morgan chuckled.• Footbridges cross and recross Ashland Creek, which chuckles along the length of the park.• The doctor chuckled and probed, digging and piercing, as he lectured.• Coulter chuckled and shook his head.• Hank chuckled, and then winced when he moved his head suddenly.• Father van Exem chuckled loudly as he continued his tale.• But even as she chuckled, Phoebe knew now that this was not fair.• Simon sat reading a magazine, chuckling to himself.• I remember him chuckling when he told me about the big farm men who came to have their teeth extracted.• Fashion critics chuckled when Ronald Reagan wore his brown suits while president.• His eyes searching hers from very close quarters, he chuckled when she hastily lowered her lashes.Origin chuckle (1500-1600) chuck “to cluck” ((14-19 centuries)), from the soundchuck·le verbChineseSyllable
quietly to Corpus laugh
chuckle
chuck‧le /ˈtʃʌkəl/
verb [intransitive]
What are you chuckling about?
—chuckle noun [countable]:
Rosie gave a little chuckle.
▪ laugh to make sounds with your voice and move your face, because you think that something is funny: He looked so funny that we couldn’t stop laughing.
▪giggle to laugh quickly in a high voice, especially in a slightly silly way, or because you are nervous or embarrassed: A group of teenage girls were giggling in a corner. | She tends to giggle when she meets new people.
▪chuckle to laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about or reading something funny: He was chuckling to himself over an article in the paper. | ‘We used to get up to all kinds of mischief.’ She chuckled at the memory.
▪snigger British English, snicker American English to laugh quietly in an unkind or unpleasant way, for example when someone is hurt or embarrassed: Billy stood up and started to sing, and one or two people sniggered.
▪titter to laugh quietly in a high voice, especially about something that is rude or about sex, or is embarrassing for someone: As a nation we love to titter over politicians’ sex scandals. | schoolboys tittering over a magazine
▪roar with laughter to laugh very loudly, especially with a deep voice: I could hear my father roaring with laughter at something on TV.
▪shriek with laughter to laugh very loudly, especially with a high voice: Patsy chased him down the stairs, shrieking with laughter.
▪howl with laughter to laugh very loudly – used especially about a group of people laughing together: His plays have made audiences howl with laughter.
▪in stitches laughing so much that you cannot stop: It was such a funny film – it had us all in stitches.
▪guffaw /ɡəˈfɔː $ -ˈfɒː/ to laugh very loudly and without trying to stop yourself: The audience guffawed at his nonstop jokes.
▪cackle to laugh loudly in an unpleasant way: The old woman cackled at the trouble she was causing.
chuck‧le /ˈtʃʌkəl/
verb [intransitive] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: chuck 'to cluck' (14-19 centuries), from the sound
to laugh quietly:Origin: chuck 'to cluck' (14-19 centuries), from the sound
—chuckle noun [countable]:
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