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chuckle

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1. chuckle - Noun

2. chuckle - Adjective

3. chuckle - Verb

Meaning

To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck.

To fondle; to cocker.

A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.

To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.

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A mirthless chuckle later, I called my mom and asked her for her account of her first Freedom Day. Source: Internet

A killer's chuckle led to a tense moment of confrontation Wednesday between a Crown prosecutor and a man on trial for slaughtering two people in their Vancouver home. Source: Internet

“Comedy is usually done in the evenings before bed, what a great way to finish your day,” she explained with a chuckle, indicating many of her bits are focused around her age. Source: Internet

After two days of stuffing half-drunk salespeople into a conference room at the Hyatt and subjecting them to team-building exercises and sales presos, I suppose a chuckle or two is needed. Source: Internet

Epstein asked the future president, who allegedly smiled and nodded before sharing a chuckle with the depraved hedge funder." Source: Internet

After reading it, you’ll question your assumptions about current dietary trends and how our ancestors dined, and also engage in a cathartic chuckle about our obsession with life-prolonging miracle cures. Source: Internet

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