chuckle

🇬🇧 UK/'tʃʌkl/🇺🇸 US

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Definitions

v.

To laugh quietly or to oneself.

轻声笑，暗自发笑

n.

A quiet, restrained laugh.

轻笑声，咯咯笑

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived

chuckroot

+

lesuffix

=chuckle

Common Collocations

1.chuckle to oneself暗自发笑

Example Sentences

1.
He chuckled softly at the joke.

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