Chuckle
Chuckle , transitive verb
[From 1st Chuck.]
1.
To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck. [Obsolete] — Dryden
2.
To fondle; to cocker. [Obsolete] — Dryden
Chuckle , noun
A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
Chuckle , intransitive verb
[From 1st Chuck.]
To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.