1. (v. t.) To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck.

2. (v. t.) To fondle; to cocker.

3. (n.) A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.

4. (v. i.) To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.

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