chortle
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Verb
chortled, past participle; chortles, 3rd person singular present; chortling, present participle; chortled, past tense;
/ˈCHôrtl/,
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chortled, past participle; chortles, 3rd person singular present; chortling, present participle; chortled, past tense;
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Laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; chuckle
- - he chortled at his own pun
Noun
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A breathy, gleeful laugh
- - Thomas gave a chortle
Web Definitions:
- a soft partly suppressed laugh
- chuckle: laugh quietly or with restraint
- Laughter is an audible expression of happiness, or an inward feeling of joy. It may ensue from jokes, tickling or other stimuli. It is in most cases a very pleasant sensation.
- A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle; To laugh with a chortle or chortles
- to chuckle gleefully (lewis carrol) sesameSt..