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
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
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
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
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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
Washington, who was dressed in a gray suit and had been looking on intently, chortled.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
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
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In the gallery of snaps shared by the reality star, the kids laugh with their mom and siblings, make funny faces at the camera and even pose for some solo shots.Hannah Sacks, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Those laughing, loving Brooklyn Nolans struggle with poverty and malnutrition.Perri Klass, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
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But as Sharpe went on to explain, the laughter that was coming from his Southwestern teammates that day ceased immediately after he was given an opportunity to perform on the practice field.Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2024
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If there's laughter in the moment, take another beat.Sari Hitchins, Parents, 19 Dec. 2024
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The beauty mogul wasn’t spotted walking the red carpet with her boyfriend but was seen during Nikki Glaser's opening monologue, giggling at a couple of jokes about Chalamet.Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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To which, Kylie giggled and laughed at her boyfriend.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 Jan. 2025
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There are private snickers about the offense’s lack of imagination, the team’s absence of leadership and the dearth of talent.Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Could anyone utter these lofty words today without courting a chorus of snickers, a social-media immolation?George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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At one point, Santosh chuckles while watching a video on her phone that splices together film footage of well-heeled cops in other nations with buffoonish footage of Indian officers.Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Chris just chuckles at the memory — and also at the way his life has turned out.Nancy Kruh, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Chortle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chortle. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.
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