chuckle
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The meaning (definition) of the word chuckle
to laugh a quiet little laugh under your breath
The word chuckle used in a sentence
“The baby will chuckle when we tickle those little feet.”
Words that mean the same as chuckle (synonyms)
laughgiggle
How the word chuckle is said around the world
| French | glousser (gloo-SAY) |
| Spanish | reírse por lo bajo (rray-EER-say pohr loh BAH-hoh) |
| Mandarin | 轻笑 (cheeng shyow) |
| Hindi | धीमे से हँसना (DHEE-may say HUHNS-nah) |
| Arabic | ضحكة مكتومة (DAH-kah mktoomt) |
| Russian | посмеиваться (pah-SMYEH-ee-vaht-syah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | rir baixinho (reer by-SHEE-nyoo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | dar uma risadinha (dahr OO-mah hee-zah-DEE-nyah) |
| Japanese | くすくす笑う (ku-su-KU-su wah-rah-u) |
| German | Kichern (KI-hyurn) |
| Urdu | ہنسنا (HUNS-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਹੱਸਣਾ (HUS-suh-nah) |
| Korean | 킥킥 웃다 (kik-KIK OOT-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְצַחְקֵק (leh-tsahkh-KEK) |
| Greek | γελάω σιγανά (yeh-LAH-oh see-ghah-NAH) |
| Dutch | grinniken (GHRI-ni-kuhn) |
| Tagalog | tumawa nang marahan (too-MOW-ah nahng mah-RAH-ahn) |
| Vietnamese | cười khúc khích (KEW-uhy KHOO-urky KHEE-urky) |
| Turkish | kıkırdamak (kuh-kur-dah-MAHK) |
| Persian | ریزریز خندیدن (REEZ-reez khahn-DEE-dahn) |
| Polish | śmiać się pod nosem (SHMYAHCH sheh pod NOH-sem) |
| Ukrainian | хихикати (khi-KHI-kah-ti) |
| Bengali | খিকখিক করে হাসা (KEE-kaw-keek KAW-ray HAH-shah) |
| Swedish | skrocka (SKRAW-kah) |
| Italian | ridacchiare (ree-dahk-KYAH-ray) |
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