chortle

chor·tle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [chawr-tl]
- /ˈtʃɔr tl/
- /ˈtʃɔː.tl̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chawr-tl]
- /ˈtʃɔr tl/

Definitions of chortle word

verb chortle To chortle means to laugh in a way that shows you are very pleased. 3
verb chortle Chortle is also a noun. 3
verb chortle to chuckle gleefully 3
noun chortle a gleeful chuckle 3
intransitive verb chortle to make, or utter with, a gleeful chuckling or snorting sound 3
noun chortle such a sound 3

See all 14 definitions of chortle

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Parts of speech for Chortle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chortle

chortle popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for chortle

verb chortle

snicker — to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
giggle — to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
cackle — If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
chuckle — When you chuckle, you laugh quietly.
crow — A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.

adjective chortle

giggler — to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
crackup — a cracking up
chortle — To chortle means to laugh in a way that shows you are very pleased.
crower — to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster.
gurgling — to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current: The water gurgled from the bottle.

All 20 Synonyms of chortle

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