"chuckle" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/ Forms: more chuckle [comparative], most chuckle [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌkəl Etymology: Perhaps from chock (“a log”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|chock||a log}} chock (“a log”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} chuckle (comparative more chuckle, superlative most chuckle)
  1. (obsolete) Clumsy. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: chucklehead
    Sense id: en-chuckle-en-adj-IAlcs0Eh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/ Forms: chuckles [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkəl Etymology: From chuck + -le. Etymology templates: {{af|en|chuck|-le}} chuck + -le Head templates: {{en-noun}} chuckle (plural chuckles)
  1. A quiet laugh. Categories (topical): Animal sounds, Laughter Synonyms: chortle, giggle, snigger, titter, laugh Translations (a quiet laugh): кискане (kiskane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), хихикане (hihikane) (Bulgarian), gegrinnik (Dutch), ricanerie [feminine] (French), ricanement (French), Kichern [neuter] (German), kuncogás (Hungarian), kluko (Ido), くすくす笑い (kusu-kusu warai) (alt: くすくすわらい) (Japanese), klukklatter [masculine] (Norwegian), chichot [masculine] (Polish), chicot [neuter] (Romanian), хихи́канье (xixíkanʹje) [neuter] (Russian), cười khúc khích (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-chuckle-en-noun-hK9pEwFC Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 2 32 6 8 21 28 3 Disambiguation of Laughter: 9 60 12 1 1 15 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/ Forms: chuckles [present, singular, third-person], chuckling [participle, present], chuckled [participle, past], chuckled [past]
Rhymes: -ʌkəl Etymology: From chuck + -le. Etymology templates: {{af|en|chuck|-le}} chuck + -le Head templates: {{en-verb}} chuckle (third-person singular simple present chuckles, present participle chuckling, simple past and past participle chuckled)
  1. To laugh quietly or inwardly. Synonyms (to laugh quietly): laugh Translations (to laugh quietly or inwardly): кискам се (kiskam se) (Bulgarian), хихикам (hihikam) (Bulgarian), 暗笑 (ànxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), grinniken (Dutch), subridi (Esperanto), hekottaa (Finnish), myhäillä (Finnish), ricaner (French), kichern (German), גִּחֵךְ (giẖéch) (Hebrew), kuncog (Hungarian), klukar (Ido), хихи́кати [imperfective] (Inupiaq), けらけら笑う (kerakera warau) (alt: けらけらわらう) (Japanese), pisu nagu (Kannada), សើចក្នុងពោះ (saǝc knoŋ pʊəh) (Khmer), សើចលាក់ (saǝc leak) (Khmer), klukkle (Norwegian), småle (Norwegian), sitte og more seg (Norwegian), chichotać (Polish), gracejar (Portuguese), chicoti (Romanian), хихи́кать (xixíkatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), хихи́кнуть (xixíknutʹ) [perfective] (Russian), посме́иваться (posméivatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), усмехаться (usmexatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), усмехнуться (usmexnutʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), reír entre dientes (Spanish), skrocka (Swedish), cười khúc khích (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-chuckle-en-verb-4Hd9w30X Disambiguation of 'to laugh quietly': 83 0 0 17 0 Disambiguation of 'to laugh quietly or inwardly': 96 0 0 4 0
  2. (transitive) To communicate through chuckling. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-chuckle-en-verb-YUMGh4CR
  3. (intransitive, archaic) To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck. Tags: archaic, intransitive Categories (topical): Animal sounds Translations (to make the sound of chicken): кудкудякам (kudkudjakam) (Bulgarian), kakelen (Dutch), kaakattaa (Finnish), glousser (French), klukke (Norwegian), cotcodăci (Romanian), куда́хтать (kudáxtatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), cocorear (Spanish), cacarear (Spanish), kackla (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-chuckle-en-verb-osTzmAy2 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 2 32 6 8 21 28 3 Disambiguation of 'to make the sound of chicken': 0 0 93 7 0
  4. (transitive, archaic) To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck. Tags: archaic, transitive Categories (topical): Animal sounds Categories (lifeform): Chickens
    Sense id: en-chuckle-en-verb-0hXohW2r Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 2 32 6 8 21 28 3 Disambiguation of Chickens: 6 11 14 5 11 46 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 8 18 2 3 64 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 12 18 9 10 42 9
  5. (transitive, archaic) To fondle; to indulge or pamper. Tags: archaic, transitive Synonyms (to fondle): grope Synonyms (to pamper): coddle
    Sense id: en-chuckle-en-verb-fTTz~DZc Disambiguation of 'to fondle': 0 2 2 4 92 Disambiguation of 'to pamper': 0 4 2 8 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pet, touch up, fondle, posset, pamper
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "alt": "けらけらわらう",
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          "roman": "kerakera warau",
          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "word": "けらけら笑う"
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          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "word": "pisu nagu"
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          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "word": "សើចក្នុងពោះ"
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          "roman": "saǝc leak",
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          "word": "សើចលាក់"
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          "word": "småle"
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          "_dis1": "96 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "no",
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          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "word": "sitte og more seg"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "word": "chichotać"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "word": "gracejar"
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          "code": "ro",
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          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "word": "chicoti"
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          "_dis1": "96 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "xixíkatʹ",
          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "хихи́кать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "xixíknutʹ",
          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "хихи́кнуть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "posméivatʹsja",
          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "посме́иваться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "usmexatʹsja",
          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "usmexnutʹsja",
          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "word": "reír entre dientes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "word": "skrocka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 0 4 0",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to laugh quietly or inwardly",
          "word": "cười khúc khích"
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        "(transitive) To communicate through chuckling."
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        "To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck."
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          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "kudkudjakam",
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          "word": "кудкудякам"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make the sound of chicken",
          "word": "kakelen"
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          "sense": "to make the sound of chicken",
          "word": "kaakattaa"
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          "word": "glousser"
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          "lang": "Norwegian",
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          "word": "klukke"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to make the sound of chicken",
          "word": "cotcodăci"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kudáxtatʹ",
          "sense": "to make the sound of chicken",
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            "Livestock",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Chordates",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
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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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        "archaic",
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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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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ʌkəl"
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}

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        "Clumsy."
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        "(obsolete) Clumsy."
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        "A quiet laugh."
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          "word": "giggle"
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        {
          "word": "snigger"
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/"
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      "roman": "kiskane",
      "sense": "a quiet laugh",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "hihikane",
      "sense": "a quiet laugh",
      "word": "хихикане"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a quiet laugh",
      "word": "gegrinnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a quiet laugh",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ricanerie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a quiet laugh",
      "word": "ricanement"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "word": "kluko"
    },
    {
      "alt": "くすくすわらい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kusu-kusu warai",
      "sense": "a quiet laugh",
      "word": "くすくす笑い"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a quiet laugh",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "klukklatter"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a quiet laugh",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chichot"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a quiet laugh",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "chicot"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xixíkanʹje",
      "sense": "a quiet laugh",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "хихи́канье"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a quiet laugh",
      "word": "cười khúc khích"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chuckle"
}

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        "To laugh quietly or inwardly."
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        {
          "text": "She chuckled her assent to my offer as she got in the car.",
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        "To communicate through chuckling."
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        "(transitive) To communicate through chuckling."
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    },
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        "To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck."
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          "cluck",
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        "(intransitive, archaic) To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck."
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        "archaic",
        "intransitive"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
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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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        "archaic",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "To fondle; to indulge or pamper."
      ],
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          "fondle"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive, archaic) To fondle; to indulge or pamper."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌkəl"
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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",
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    },
    {
      "word": "posset"
    },
    {
      "word": "pamper"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "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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    "Rhymes:English/ʌkəl/2 syllables",
    "en:Animal sounds",
    "en:Chickens",
    "en:Laughter"
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    }
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        "3": "",
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        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Clumsy."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Clumsy",
          "clumsy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Clumsy."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌkəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chuckle"
}

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