chortle
pronunciation
How to pronounce chortle in British English:
UK [ˈtʃɔ:tl]
How to pronounce chortle in American English:
US [ˈtʃɔrtl]
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- Noun:
- a soft partly suppressed laugh
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- Verb:
- laugh quietly or with restraint
Word Origin
- chortle (v.)
- coined 1872 by Lewis Carroll in "Through the Looking Glass," perhaps from chuckle and snort. Related: Chortled; chortling. As a noun, from 1903.
Example
- 1. Father used to chortle over such funny jokes .
- 2. A muffled chortle whispered towards them from the back .
- 3. When I tell them what have happen to me , they all chortle with mirth .
- 4. Father used chortle oversuch funny jokes .
- 5. Chortle with delight at a joke .