chortle
[ chawr-tl ]
verb (used without object),chor·tled, chor·tling.
to chuckle gleefully.
verb (used with object),chor·tled, chor·tling.
to express with a gleeful chuckle: to chortle one's joy.
noun
a gleeful chuckle.
Origin of chortle
1Other words from chortle
- chortler, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for chortle
chortle
/ (ˈtʃɔːtəl) /
verb
(intr) to chuckle gleefully
noun
a gleeful chuckle
Origin of chortle
1C19: coined (1871) by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-glass; probably a blend of chuckle + snort
Derived forms of chortle
- chortler, noun
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