chortle

chortle
Synonyms and related words:
Homeric laughter, be in stitches, belly laugh, boff, boffola, break up, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, chuckle, convulsion, crow, fit of laughter, gales of laughter, giggle, go into convulsions, guffaw, ha-ha, hearty laugh, hee-haw, hee-hee, hilarity, ho-ho, horselaugh, laugh, laugh it up, laugh outright, laughing, laughter, nearly die laughing, outburst of laughter, peal of laughter, risibility, roar, roar of laughter, roar with laughter, shake like jelly, shake with laughter, shout, shout of laughter, shriek, snicker, snigger, sniggle, snort, split, split with laughter, tee-hee, titter, yuck, yuk-yuk

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  • Chortle — Chor tle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chortled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chor tling}.] A word coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort. [Humorous] O frabjous day ! Callooh ! Callay ! He… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chortle — (v.) coined 1872 by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass, probably from chuckle and snort. As a noun, from 1903 …   Etymology dictionary

  • chortle — [v] laugh gleefully cackle, chuckle, crow, giggle, guffaw, hee haw*, snicker, sniggle, snort, teehee*, titter; concept 77 …   New thesaurus

  • chortle — ► VERB ▪ laugh in a breathy, gleeful way. ► NOUN ▪ a breathy, gleeful laugh. ORIGIN coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass; probably a blend of CHUCKLE(Cf. ↑chuckle) and SNORT(Cf. ↑snorter) …   English terms dictionary

  • chortle — [chôrt′ l] vi., vt. chortled, chortling [coined by CARROLL Lewis in Through the Looking Glass, prob. CHUCKLE + SNORT] to make, or utter with, a gleeful chuckling or snorting sound n. such a sound chortler n …   English World dictionary

  • chortle — v. 1) (D; intr.) to chortle about, over 2) (D; intr.) to chortle with (to chortle with glee) * * * [ tʃɔːtl] over (D; intr.) to chortle about (D; intr.) to chortle with (to chortle with glee) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • chortle — UK [ˈtʃɔː(r)t(ə)l] / US [ˈtʃɔrt(ə)l] verb [intransitive] Word forms chortle : present tense I/you/we/they chortle he/she/it chortles present participle chortling past tense chortled past participle chortled literary to laugh because you are… …   English dictionary

  • chortle — [[t]tʃɔ͟ː(r)t(ə)l[/t]] chortles, chortling, chortled VERB To chortle means to laugh in a way that shows you are very pleased. There was silence for a moment, then Larry began chortling like an idiot. N COUNT Chortle is also a noun. He gave a… …   English dictionary

  • chortle — verb (chortled; chortling) Etymology: probably blend of chuckle and snort Date: 1872 intransitive verb 1. to sing or chant exultantly < he chortled in his joy Lewis Carroll > 2. to laugh or chuckle especially in …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chortle — chortler, n. /chawr tl/, v., chortled, chortling, n. v.i. 1. to chuckle gleefully. v.t. 2. to express with a gleeful chuckle: to chortle one s joy. n. 3. a gleeful chuckle. [b. CHUCKLE and SNORT; coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking… …   Universalium

  • chortle — 1. noun A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle. He frequently interrupted himself with chortles while he told us his favorite joke. Syn: chuckle 2. verb To laug …   Wiktionary

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