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"word": "សើចលាក់"
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"roman": "kiskane",
"sense": "a quiet laugh",
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"sense": "a quiet laugh",
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "a quiet laugh",
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"feminine"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a quiet laugh",
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},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a quiet laugh",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Kichern"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a quiet laugh",
"word": "kuncogás"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "a quiet laugh",
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{
"alt": "くすくすわらい",
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"roman": "kusu-kusu warai",
"sense": "a quiet laugh",
"word": "くすくす笑い"
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a quiet laugh",
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"word": "klukklatter"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a quiet laugh",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "chichot"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a quiet laugh",
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"sense": "a quiet laugh",
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"neuter"
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"word": "хихи́канье"
},
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "a quiet laugh",
"word": "cười khúc khích"
}
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"word": "chuckle"
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"word": "chucklesome"
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"To laugh quietly or inwardly."
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"To communicate through chuckling."
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"(transitive) To communicate through chuckling."
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"glosses": [
"To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck."
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"(intransitive, archaic) To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck."
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"To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck."
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"(transitive, archaic) To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck."
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"To fondle; to indulge or pamper."
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"(transitive, archaic) To fondle; to indulge or pamper."
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"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ʌkəl"
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],
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{
"sense": "to laugh quietly",
"word": "laugh"
},
{
"sense": "to fondle",
"word": "grope"
},
{
"word": "pet"
},
{
"word": "touch up"
},
{
"word": "fondle"
},
{
"sense": "to pamper",
"word": "coddle"
},
{
"word": "posset"
},
{
"word": "pamper"
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],
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kiskam se",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "кискам се"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "hihikam",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "хихикам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "ànxiào",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "暗笑"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "grinniken"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "subridi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "hekottaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "myhäillä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "ricaner"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "kichern"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "giẖéch",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "גִּחֵךְ"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "kuncog"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "klukar"
},
{
"code": "ik",
"lang": "Inupiaq",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "хихи́кати"
},
{
"alt": "けらけらわらう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kerakera warau",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "けらけら笑う"
},
{
"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "pisu nagu"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "saǝc knoŋ pʊəh",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "សើចក្នុងពោះ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "saǝc leak",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "សើចលាក់"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "klukkle"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "småle"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "sitte og more seg"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "chichotać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "gracejar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "chicoti"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xixíkatʹ",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "хихи́кать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xixíknutʹ",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "хихи́кнуть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "posméivatʹsja",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "посме́иваться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "usmexatʹsja",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "усмехаться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "usmexnutʹsja",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "усмехнуться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "reír entre dientes"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "skrocka"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
"word": "cười khúc khích"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kudkudjakam",
"sense": "to make the sound of chicken",
"word": "кудкудякам"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make the sound of chicken",
"word": "kakelen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make the sound of chicken",
"word": "kaakattaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make the sound of chicken",
"word": "glousser"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to make the sound of chicken",
"word": "klukke"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make the sound of chicken",
"word": "cotcodăci"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kudáxtatʹ",
"sense": "to make the sound of chicken",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "куда́хтать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make the sound of chicken",
"word": "cocorear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make the sound of chicken",
"word": "cacarear"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make the sound of chicken",
"word": "kackla"
}
],
"word": "chuckle"
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{
"form": "more chuckle",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
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"form": "most chuckle",
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"Clumsy."
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"(obsolete) Clumsy."
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"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/"
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"rhymes": "-ʌkəl"
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"word": "chuckle"
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