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chuckle (v.)
1590s, frequentative of Middle English
chukken
"make a clucking noise" (late 14c.), of echoic origin. It originally meant "noisy laughter." Related:
Chuckled
;
chuckling
.
chuckle (n.)
1754, from
chuckle
(v.).
