Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chuckle

/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: chuck-le
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

To laugh quietly or inwardly.

verb

To communicate through chuckling.

Transitive verb

verb

To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

verb

To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To fondle; to indulge or pamper.

Archaic; Transitive verb

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"She chuckled her assent to my offer as she got in the car."
"if these Birds are within distance, here's that will chuckle 'em together"

Etymology

From chuck (“laugh”) + -le.

Usage

Inflected Forms

chuckles (plural) chuckles (present, singular) chuckling (participle, present) chuckled (participle, past) chuckled (past) more chuckle (comparative) most chuckle (superlative)

Derived Forms

chucklebutt chucklefuck chuckleheaded chuckler chucklesome chuckleworthy chucklingly chucklehead

Synonyms

chortle giggle snigger titter grope pet touch up coddle posset

Rhymes With

buckle knuckle suckle muckle huckle ruckle ruckel buccal unbuckle truckle nasobuccal intrabuccal

Questions

How do you pronounce chuckle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/.
What does chuckle mean?: A quiet laugh.
Where does chuckle come from?: From chuck (“laugh”) + -le.

How to pronounce chuckle

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