keckling
/ˈkɛklɪŋ/
verb
- The act of laughing or chuckling in a restrained way.
- They were keckling together in the corner, sharing a private joke.
- She kept keckling at the memes her friend sent during class.
- The audience was keckling throughout the entire comedy show.
noun
- A series of suppressed laughs or chuckles.
- His keckling was contagious, soon everyone was laughing.
- A soft keckling could be heard from the back of the room.
- The keckling of the children filled the playground.