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- Dictionarychortle/ˈtʃɔːtl/
verb
- 1. laugh in a noisy, gleeful way: "he chortled at his own pun"
noun
- 1. a noisy, gleeful laugh: "Thomas gave a chortle"
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a laugh of pleasure and satisfaction: I thought I heard a chortle at the back of the room. She suppressed an embarrassed chortle. Synonym. chuckle. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of chortle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of CHORTLE is to sing or chant exultantly. How to use chortle in a sentence. to sing or chant exultantly; to laugh or chuckle especially when amused or pleased; to say or sing with a chortling intonation…
a laugh of pleasure and satisfaction: I thought I heard a chortle at the back of the room. She suppressed an embarrassed chortle. Synonym. chuckle. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of chortle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
A chortle is a joyful, partly muffled laugh. If you have a toddler, you will recognize the sound of a delighted chortle, sort of louder and a bit more raucous than a giggle.
chortle in American English. (ˈtʃɔrtəl ) verb intransitive, verb transitive Word forms: ˈchortled or ˈchortling. 1. to make, or utter with, a gleeful chuckling or snorting sound. noun. 2. such a sound. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Definition of chortle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
All you need to know about "CHORTLE" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
CHORTLE meaning: to laugh because you are amused or pleased by something.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the word chortle mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word chortle. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.
When someone chortles, they emit a combination of laughter and chuckling, often accompanied by a sense of satisfaction or delight. The term "chortle" suggests a hearty and spontaneous reaction to something funny or amusing, and it conveys a sense of infectious mirth.
