chortle
4
7.5
- noun
- /ˈtʃɔːrtəl/
:
risita
- Edward would have had a good chortle about that.
- a chortle of a laugh
- a little chortle
Examples
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Half a minute later, Dottie gave a little chortle.
Fiction book (1999) -
Their voices rose in a chorus of chortles.
Fiction book (1997) -
Joe took the mic with his smoky chortle and launched a trademark closing monologue.
Fiction book (1999) -
" Dalmar's brows went up, and Ransome gave an unrepentant chortle.
Fiction book (1990) -
His companion's bushy eyebrows raise into a single hairy line, and a chortle rises from his throat.
Fiction book (1990) -
Laughter filled the air: grisly troll chortles, elf hoots, fairy giggles.
Fiction book (1995) -
After hearing the joke, the entire room erupted in a joyful chortle.
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As the comedian delivered his punchline, a delighted chortle escaped from the audience.
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She couldn't help but let out a soft chortle when her friend tripped over the carpet.
Synonyms
303
1.8
A quiet laugh you try to keep inside
125
1.1
A light laugh that sounds silly or nervous
1
4.3
A soft, high laugh that sounds like a small bell
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chortle was invented by Lewis Carroll by mixing chuckle 'a quiet laugh' and snort 'a short noise from the nose', so it sounds like a small, joyful laugh with a little snort. That's why a chortle is a soft, partly held-back laugh.