Bible Dictionaries
Chuckle
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. i.) To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
(2):
(v. t.) To fondle; to cocker.
(3):
(v. t.) To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck.
(4):
(n.) A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chuckle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/chuckle.html. 1828.