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Definition of chortlenext
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
Noun
Yoda made a slight sound of dissatisfaction, a grumbling 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. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
Some will laugh at the suggestion and scroll through their social media apps to find a clip to point at and chortle. Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 The nightingale flew around the fox’s head, the two of them chortling in their own indiscernible ways. Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chortle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chortle
Noun
  • So Sydanmaa looks back on his first-ever varsity play with a chuckle.
    Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Brian Leonard’s smartly funny ode to his difficult daughter — a child whose behavior was so problematic, the family cycled through 28 therapists — offers plenty of chuckles, even with key questions left unanswered.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After the game, the family reconvened on the field for pictures, laughing over the strange coincidence, or not, of it all.
    Devon Henderson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Faris recalls, laughing, at the film’s world premiere at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Nolan Wells should have turned 19 surrounded by a birthday cake, candles and laughter.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Wishing you both a lifetime of love, laughter, and endless adventures!
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The quarterback, 30, could be seen smiling as Bronze giggled and Golden looked directly at the camera.
    Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Include a Joke Include a joke that makes your kid giggle at the lunch table.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • As executed, the 2019 show is an emotional yet refreshingly unsentimental black comedy that snickers in the face of empowerment buzzwords like, well, healing journey.
    Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Classic cookies come in 11 flavors like chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, snicker doodle, white chocolate macadamia nut, fruity pebbles, monster and white chocolate cranberry.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026

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“Chortle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chortle. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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