transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchə-k ə l ]
intransitive verb
( chuck·led ; chuck·ling )
Etymology: probably frequentative of chuck (I)
Date: circa 1770
1. : to laugh inwardly or quietly
2. : to make a continuous gentle sound resembling suppressed mirth
the clear bright water chuckled over gravel — B. A. Williams
• chuckle noun
• chuck·le·some -səm adjective
• chuck·ling·ly -iŋ-lē adverb