English-Thai Dictionary

chuckle

N การหัวเราะ เบาๆ  chortle giggle kan-hua-ror-bao-bao

 

chuckle

VI หัวเราะ เบาๆ  laugh giggle hua-ror-bao-bao

 

chucklehead

N คนโง่  dolt stupid person kon-ngo

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHUCKLE

v.t. 1. To call, as a hen her chickens.
2. To fondle; to cocker.

 

CHUCKLE

v.i.To laugh heartily, or convulsively; to shake with laughter, or to burst into fits of laughter.

 

CHUCKLE-HEAD

n.A vulgar word in America, denoting a person with a large head, a dunce. Bailey says, a rattling, noisy, empty fellow.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHUCKLE

Chuc "kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chuckled; p. pr. & vb. n. Chuckling.]Etym: [From lst Chuck. ]

 

1. To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck. [Obs. ] Dryden.

 

2. To fondle; to cocker. [Obs. ] Dryden.

 

CHUCKLE

CHUCKLE Chuc "kle, n.

 

Defn: A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.

 

CHUCKLE

Chuc "kle, v. i. Etym: [From lst Chuck. ]

 

Defn: To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.

 

CHUCKLEHEAD

CHUCKLEHEAD Chuc "kle *head `, n.

 

Defn: A person with a large head; a numskull; a dunce. [Low ] Knowles.

 

CHUCKLEHEADED

CHUCKLEHEADED Chuc "kle *head `ed, a.

 

Defn: Having a large head; thickheaded; dull; stupid. Smart.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

chuckle

chuck le |ˈCHəkəl ˈtʃəkəl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] laugh quietly or inwardly: I chuckled at the astonishment on her face | [ with direct speech ] : “That's a bit strong, isn't it? ” he chuckled. ▶noun [ in sing. ] a quiet or suppressed laugh. DERIVATIVES chuck ler |ˈCHəklər |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘laugh convulsively ’): from chuck meaning ‘to cluck ’ in late Middle English.

 

chucklehead

chuck le head |ˈCHəkəlˌhed ˈtʃəkəlˌhɛd | ▶noun informal a stupid person. DERIVATIVES chuck le head ed adjective ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from early 18th -cent. chuckle ‘big and clumsy, ’ probably related to chuck 3 .

 

chucklesome

chucklesome |ˈtʃʌkəls (ə )m | ▶adjective causing mild amusement; humorous: the script is chucklesome rather than hilarious.

 

Oxford Dictionary

chuckle

chuckle |ˈtʃʌk (ə )l | ▶verb [ no obj. ] laugh quietly or inwardly: I chuckled at the astonishment on her face. ▶noun a quiet or suppressed laugh. DERIVATIVES chuckler noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘laugh convulsively ’): from chuck meaning ‘to cluck ’ in late Middle English.

 

chucklehead

chuckle |head |ˈtʃʌk (ə )lhɛd | ▶noun informal a stupid person. DERIVATIVES chuckleheaded adjective ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from early 18th -cent. chuckle ‘big and clumsy ’, probably related to chuck 3 ( sense 2 ).

 

chucklesome

chucklesome |ˈtʃʌkəls (ə )m | ▶adjective causing mild amusement; humorous: the script is chucklesome rather than hilarious.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

chuckle

chuckle verb Adam chuckled to himself as he drove away: giggle, chortle, titter, tee-hee, snicker, snigger.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

chuckle

chuckle verb Adam chuckled to himself as he drove away: chortle, giggle, titter, laugh quietly, tee-hee, snicker, snigger; crow.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

chuckle

chuck le /tʃʌ́k (ə )l /動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; -ling 自動詞 «…を » くっくっと笑う , 静かに笑う «at , over , about » (→laugh 1a )▸ chuckle to oneself (楽しそうに )ひとりでくすくす笑う .他動詞 ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗…とくすくす笑いながら言う (→say 他動詞 1 a 語法 ).名詞 C 〖しばしばa ～〗含み笑い ▸ give a little chuckle 小声でくすくす笑う