Synonyms of chortles

chortles 1 of 2

noun

plural of chortle

as in chuckles

an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement

the joke provoked a sudden chortle from a bystander

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chuckles
• giggles
• laughters
• laughs
• snickers
• guffaws
• smiles
• cackles
• sniggers
• titters
• grins
• smirks
• belly laughs
• twitters
• horselaughs
• cachinnations
• hee-haws
• crows
• whoops
• boffs
• simpers
• boffolas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• groans
• cries
• sobs
• moans
• wails
• frowns
• grimaces
• mouths
• faces
• lowers
• scowls
• pouts

chortles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of chortle

as in laughs

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

• laughs
• giggles
• chuckles
• screams
• smiles
• grins
• cackles
• roars
• snickers
• titters
• twitters
• cracks up
• hee-haws
• splits one's sides
• breaks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cries
• weeps
• sobs
• bawls
• howls
• wails
• whines
• blubbers
• yowls
• whimpers
• groans
• bleats
• sighs
• moans
• sniffles
• squalls
• pules
• snivels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chortles

Noun

Shadow was there for almost an hour before hearing Jackie’s chortles. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026

Verb

His cutlery’s subtly unusual proportions manage to be elegant and playful at the same time, like that perfect joke that lands gracefully at a cocktail party, where everyone laughs and nobody chortles. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

The blackbird really chortles away. — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026