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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesridacchiare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ridacchiare
"Ha iniziato a ridacchiare guardando la scena comica."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To laugh quietly or inwardly, typically in a suppressed manner.
"He couldn't help but chuckle at the clever joke."
- 1
A quiet or suppressed laugh.
"A soft chuckle escaped her lips as she read the funny message."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 15th century as a frequentative form of 'chuck' (a word of imitative origin mimicking the clucking of a hen or a light chucking sound), 'chuckle' evolved to mean laughing softly or to oneself. Over centuries, the term shifted from denoting a guttural or clucking noise to specifically describing a quiet, suppressed laugh of amusement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chuckle" is said worldwide
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gloussement
Transliteration: gloussement
"Il a poussé un petit gloussement en lisant la lettre."
kichern
Transliteration: kichern
"Er musste über den Witz leise kichern."
ridacchiare
Transliteration: ridacchiare
"Ha iniziato a ridacchiare guardando la scena comica."
risita
Transliteration: risita
"Se soltó una pequeña risita ante su comentario."
risadinha
Transliteration: risadinha
"Ele soltou uma risadinha discreta."
धीमी हंसी
Transliteration: dheemi hansi
"उसकी बात सुनकर मेरे मुँह से एक धीमी हंसी निकल पड़ी।"
轻声笑
Transliteration: qīng shēng xiào
"听到这个笑话，他忍不住轻声笑了一下。"
피식 웃다
Transliteration: pisik utda
"그는 농담을 듣고 피식 웃었다."
くすくす笑う
Transliteration: kusukusu warau
"彼はその冗談を聞いてくすくす笑った。"
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