as in chuckle
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
the joke provoked a sudden chortle from a bystander
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as in to laugh
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
audiences might chortle gently during the movie's amusing bits, but there are few knee-slappers
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Recent Examples of chortle
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
On the 101 in my bumper-car Prius, there’s one billboard that invariably gets a chortle out of me.
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Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2024
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
Then, two sandhill cranes began chortling and calling to one another.
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Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Yoda made a slight sound of dissatisfaction, a grumbling chortle.
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
On the 101 in my bumper-car Prius, there’s one billboard that invariably gets a chortle out of me.
—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2024
Verb
The nightingale flew around the fox’s head, the two of them chortling in their own indiscernible ways.
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Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
Then, two sandhill cranes began chortling and calling to one another.
—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chortle
Noun
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There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.
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For one, our laughs sound different based on context — from a polite chuckle among colleagues to a full-bodied guffaw with close friends.
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Parts of the ad featured realistic-looking footage of Massie walking, dining, and laughing with the two.
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The High Museum of Art is also hosting a Juneteenth event for visitors to tour the art galleries, make art of their own, listen to stories and poetry, laugh with comedians and dance during a Tambor Party.
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Enjoli Stewart, Michael's mother, said the events taking place on Sunday, June 28, and Monday, June 29, in the Deer Run Estates neighborhood in Lumberton, New Jersey, will honor her son's love for ice cream, laughter and bringing people together.
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The answer catches Hathaway completely off guard, sending the Oscar winner into laughter and bringing the scene to a halt.
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An uncontrollable laugh when tickled is vastly different from a polite laugh in a meeting, an infectious laugh during a movie, or a nervous little giggle after making a mistake.
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Humans and great apes have been giggling in similar ways since branching off the evolutionary tree, a new study suggests.
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The grown-ups in the audience snicker.
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There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.
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“Chortle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chortle. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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