chuckle
Soft, brief laugh
A chuckle is a quiet, suppressed laugh—softer than a full laugh, often expressing mild amusement or private satisfaction: He chuckled at the memory.
To chuckle is to laugh this way.
The word suggests warmth and gentleness rather than ridicule.
Pleased facial expression
- grinBroad, toothy smile
- beamStructural support member
- smirkPleased, superior smile
- twinkleShine with flickering light
sparkle · warmth · delight · amusement · merriment · mischief · wry · rueful
smile
Pleased facial expression
twinkle · sparkle · warmth · delight · amusement · merriment · mischief · wry · rueful · knowing
giggle
Soft, silly vocalization
laugh · chortle · cackle · snigger · mirth · hilarity · humor · comedy · joke · wit
murmur
Soft, indistinct continuous sound
ripple · throaty · breathy · soft · low · quiet · subdued · muffled · gentle · warm
chuckleguffaw
Boisterous burst of mirth
roar · belly laugh · cackle · burst out laughing · uproarious laughter
- chuck wagonsMobile frontier cooking vehicles
- Chuck Norris
- chuck outDispose of unwanted items
- chuck roastBeef shoulder cut
- ground chuckCoarse-minced beef shoulder
- Chuck BerryRock and roll pioneer