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verb (used without object)
1.
to chuckle gleefully.
verb (used with object)
2.
to express with a gleeful chuckle: to chortle one's joy.
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Chortle
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| pertaining to or affecting two or both sides |
| to irritate, annoy, or provoke; to sting as a thorny nettle does |
noun
3.
a gleeful chuckle.
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Example Sentences
- Chortle has stayed with us, while galumph appears to have gone the way of gyre and gimble.
- If you find a typo, allow yourself a brief chortle of superiority.
- We're the animal that wants to laugh, wants to unlock itself through a chuckle and a chortle.
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Word Origin & History
chortle
coined 1872 by Lewis Carroll in "Through the Looking Glass," probably from chuckle and snort.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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