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单词 chortle
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(tʃɔːʳtəl)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense chortles, present participle chortling, past tense, past participle chortled
verb
To chortle means to laugh in a way that shows you are very pleased.
[written]
There was silence for a moment, then Larry began chortling. [VERB]
Chortle is also a noun.
He gave a chortle.
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chortle in British English

(ˈtʃɔːtəl)
verb
1. (intransitive)
to chuckle gleefully
noun
2. 
a gleeful chuckle
Derived forms
chortler (ˈchortler)
noun
Word origin
C19: coined (1871) by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-glass; probably a blend of chuckle + snort

chortle in American English

(ˈtʃɔrtəl)
verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈchortled or ˈchortling
1. 
to make, or utter with, a gleeful chuckling or snorting sound
noun
2. 
such a sound
Derived forms
chortler (ˈchortler)
noun
Word origin
coined by Carroll (sense 2) in Through the Looking Glass, prob. chuckle + snort

Examples of 'chortle' in a sentence
chortle

`Indeed no," agreed Maggie May with a bubbling kind of chortle.
Fraser, Christine Marion NOBLE BEGINNNINGS (2002)
As he faced her, not twenty feet away, he felt himself laughing, his low berserker's chortle half under his breath.
Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR (2002)
The scientists in the crowd would look nervously at one another, the New Age types would beam and chortle.
Michael Gruber TROPIC OF NIGHT (2002)
(verb) 
Definition
to chuckle with amusement
He began chortling heartily.
Synonyms
chuckle
He chuckled appreciatively at her riposte.
laugh
He laughed with pleasure when people said he looked like his Dad.
cackle
The woman cackled with glee.
guffaw
He stood guffawing at his boss's jokes.
(noun) 
Definition
an amused chuckle
The man broke into a wheezy chortle of amusement.
Synonyms
chuckle
She gave a soft chuckle and said, ‘No chance’.
laugh
She gave a throaty laugh at her own joke.
cackle
He let out a brief cackle of triumph.
guffaw
He burst into a loud guffaw.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cackle
Definition
to laugh shrilly
The woman cackled with glee.
Synonyms
laugh,
giggle,
chuckle
in the sense of cackle
Definition
the sound of cackling
He let out a brief cackle of triumph.
Synonyms
laugh,
giggle,
chuckle
in the sense of guffaw
Definition
to laugh loudly and raucously
He stood guffawing at his boss's jokes.
Synonyms
laugh,
roar with laughter,
bellow with laughter

Nearby words of
chortle

  • chop something up
  • choppy
  • chore
  • chortle
  • chorus
  • chough
  • Christ

Synonyms of 'chortle'

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