chortle
Pronunciation
[change]- (US) enPR: chôr'təl, IPA (key): /ˈt͡ʃɔrtəl/ or [ˈt͡ʃɔrɾɫ̩]
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: chor‧tle
Noun
[change]- A chortle is a joyful and muffled laugh.
- He frequently interrupted himself with chortles while he told us his favorite joke.
Verb
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- (transitive) If you chortle, you laugh with a chortle.