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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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2011
When the book said that someone laughed, Miles offered the engineer a giggle, a chortle, and a cackle; when a character steepled their fingers, Miles did, too.
—Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2022
Joann C Gutin, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Some people were chortling over something a Fox reporter did the other day.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 8 Dec. 2023
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Noun
The comment evoked a chortle from Prasher, whose typical manner combines irony and earthiness.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2011
When the book said that someone laughed, Miles offered the engineer a giggle, a chortle, and a cackle; when a character steepled their fingers, Miles did, too.
—Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2022
Verb
In one careful hour that guy pulled the rug out from everything the Eve hypothesis people ever said, chortles Wolpoff.
—Joann C Gutin, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Some people were chortling over something a Fox reporter did the other day.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 8 Dec. 2023
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Everyone close to him felt special and blessed just to listen and learn and laugh.Ellise Shafer, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Brent picks up on that and makes everyone else laugh about it.Ralph Jones, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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No doubt my movements were observed with raucous laughter.Natasha Gural, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Novak asked after the laughter died down (this happened a lot).Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2024
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Behar, 82, asked, while Alyssa Farah Griffin giggled in her seat.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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One post shows the two giggling uncontrollably while pretending to fight.Avalon Hester, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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The outdoor effigy has been eliciting snickers, sneers — and the ire of politicians, who have called it a stunt.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
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The differences were stark and — save for the occasional groan, eye roll or sarcastic snicker — politely received.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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Seated several feet away as his name came up in relation to picking Foster, Martin Jarmond chuckled.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Harris chuckled through the sketch, as Rudolph mimicked the vice president.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Chortle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chortle. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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