chortle

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: chôr'təl, IPA ^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɔrtəl/ or [ˈt͡ʃɔrɾɫ̩]

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• Hyphenation: chor‧tle

Noun

Singular chortle

Plural chortles

1. A chortle is a joyful and muffled laugh.

   He frequently interrupted himself with chortles while he told us his favorite joke.

Verb

Plain form chortle

Third-person singular chortles

Past tense chortled

Past participle chortled

Present participle chortling

1. (transitive) If you chortle, you laugh with a chortle.