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chortle
Meaning: to laugh with gleeful satisfaction
chortle in a sentence
How chortle is used in real sentences:
Maya chortled when her clever trick finally worked.
The children chortled over the cartoon villain's ridiculous disguise.
“When she refused, her cousin Dorian chortled, already pleased by the possibility that the fortune might pass to him.”
— from the passage The Refusal at Ashdown
Synonyms for chortle
Other words for chortle — chuckle, giggle and laugh — carry the same meaning.
- chuckle
- giggle
- laugh
Antonyms of chortle
Words that mean the opposite of chortle:
- sob
- weep
- mourn
Where it comes from
Coined by Lewis Carroll from chuckle and snort.
Memory hook
CHORTLE blends CHUCKLE and SNORT into one delighted laugh.