Synonyms of chortle

chortle 1 of 2

noun

as in chuckle

an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement

the joke provoked a sudden chortle from a bystander

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chuckle
• laughter
• giggle
• laugh
• snicker
• guffaw
• smile
• snigger
• grin
• titter
• smirk
• cackle
• belly laugh
• horselaugh
• cachinnation
• hee-haw
• twitter
• crow
• whoop
• boff
• simper
• boffola

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cry
• groan
• sob
• moan
• wail
• frown
• grimace
• mouth
• face
• scowl
• pout
• lower

chortle

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verb

ˈchȯr-tᵊl 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laugh
• giggle
• chuckle
• scream
• snicker
• smile
• cackle
• grin
• roar
• titter
• hee-haw
• crack up
• twitter
• break up
• split one's sides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cry
• weep
• sob
• bawl
• howl
• wail
• blubber
• squall
• whine
• bleat
• whimper
• groan
• yowl
• sigh
• sniffle
• moan
• snivel
• pule

Example Sentences

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