chuckle means A quiet laugh. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 71 out of 100.
chuckle is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/.
Etymology
Perhaps from chock (“a log”).
verb
- To laugh quietly or inwardly.
- To communicate through chuckling.“She chuckled her assent to my offer as she got in the car.”
- To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck.
- To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck.“if these Birds are within distance, here's that will chuckle 'em together”
- To fondle; to indulge or pamper.