CHUCKLE, CHUCKLING
ADJECTIVES
► KECKLING chuckling, noisy; of a giddy disposition → 1820 Sc. & Eng. dial.
NOUNS
► ERRICK a chuckle; a half-smothered laugh → 19C Eng. dial.
► KECKLE a chuckle; a short, spasmodic laugh; a cackling, chattering; noisy laughter; giddy behaviour → 1820 Sc.
VERBS
► KECK to chuckle; to utter a short sharp laugh → 1959 Sc.
► KECKLE to chuckle, to laugh, to giggle → 1513
► KICKLE to chuckle; to giggle; to laugh in a high-pitched or silly manner → 1782 Sc.
► LAUGH LIKE A DRAIN to chuckle or laugh heartily; to guffaw → 1948 UK sl.
► SCRATCH THE ELBOW to chuckle; to show oneself pleased → 1598 obs.
► SHUCKLE to chuckle → 1598 obs.
► WERRICK to chuckle; to give a half-smothered laugh → 1892 Eng. dial.
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