"chortle" meaning in English

See chortle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɔɹtəl/ [General-American], [ˈt͡ʃɔɹɾɫ̩] [General-American] Audio: en-us-chortle.ogg , en-au-chortle.ogg Forms: chortles [plural]
enPR: chôr'təl [General-American] Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)təl Etymology: Perhaps a blend of chuckle + snort. Coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, completed in 1855 but only introduced to the public in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|chuckle|snort|nocap=1}} blend of chuckle + snort Head templates: {{en-noun}} chortle (plural chortles)
  1. A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle. Categories (topical): Animal sounds, Laughter Translations (joyful, somewhat muffled laugh): кикотене (kikotene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), luidruchtig grinniken, verkneukelen [masculine] (Dutch), hörötys (Finnish), gloussement [masculine] (French), Glucksen (German), kuncog (Hungarian), humring [common-gender] (Norwegian), klukklatter [masculine] (Norwegian), snøfting [common-gender] (Norwegian), cerekanje (Serbo-Croatian), carcajada [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-chortle-en-noun-nR6JeD-I Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 47 40 13 Disambiguation of Laughter: 61 27 13 Disambiguation of 'joyful, somewhat muffled laugh': 98 2
  2. A similar sounding vocalisation of various birds. Categories (topical): Animal sounds, Lewis Carroll
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chuckle

Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɔɹtəl/ [General-American], [ˈt͡ʃɔɹɾɫ̩] [General-American] Audio: en-us-chortle.ogg , en-au-chortle.ogg Forms: chortles [present, singular, third-person], chortling [participle, present], chortled [participle, past], chortled [past]
enPR: chôr'təl [General-American] Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)təl Etymology: Perhaps a blend of chuckle + snort. Coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, completed in 1855 but only introduced to the public in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|chuckle|snort|nocap=1}} blend of chuckle + snort Head templates: {{en-verb}} chortle (third-person singular simple present chortles, present participle chortling, simple past and past participle chortled)
  1. (intransitive) To laugh with a chortle or chortles. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Animal sounds Derived forms: chortler, chortlingly, snortle Translations (to laugh with a chortle or chortles): кикотя се (kikotja se) (Bulgarian), höröttää (Finnish), hörähtää (momentane) (Finnish), glousser (French), glucksen [neuter] (German), hneggja af hlátri (Icelandic), rýta af hlátri (Icelandic), humre (Norwegian), klukkle (Norwegian), snøfte (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-chortle-en-verb-Yvs8G2D9 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 47 40 13 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 31 27 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chuckle

Inflected forms

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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)təl"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "chuckle"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kikotene",
      "sense": "joyful, somewhat muffled laugh",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "кикотене"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "joyful, somewhat muffled laugh",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "luidruchtig grinniken, verkneukelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "joyful, somewhat muffled laugh",
      "word": "hörötys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "joyful, somewhat muffled laugh",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gloussement"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "joyful, somewhat muffled laugh",
      "word": "Glucksen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "joyful, somewhat muffled laugh",
      "word": "kuncog"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "joyful, somewhat muffled laugh",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "humring"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "joyful, somewhat muffled laugh",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "klukklatter"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "joyful, somewhat muffled laugh",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "snøfting"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "joyful, somewhat muffled laugh",
      "word": "cerekanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "joyful, somewhat muffled laugh",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "carcajada"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Through the Looking-Glass"
  ],
  "word": "chortle"
}

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      "word": "chortler"
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      "word": "chortlingly"
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      "word": "snortle"
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      "form": "chortling",
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          "ref": "1871, Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky:",
          "text": "'O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy.",
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        "To laugh with a chortle or chortles."
      ],
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        "(intransitive) To laugh with a chortle or chortles."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "enpr": "chôr'təl",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɔɹtəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃɔɹɾɫ̩]",
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        "General-American"
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "chuckle"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kikotja se",
      "sense": "to laugh with a chortle or chortles",
      "word": "кикотя се"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to laugh with a chortle or chortles",
      "word": "höröttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to laugh with a chortle or chortles",
      "word": "hörähtää (momentane)"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to laugh with a chortle or chortles",
      "word": "glousser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to laugh with a chortle or chortles",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "glucksen"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to laugh with a chortle or chortles",
      "word": "hneggja af hlátri"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to laugh with a chortle or chortles",
      "word": "rýta af hlátri"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to laugh with a chortle or chortles",
      "word": "humre"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to laugh with a chortle or chortles",
      "word": "klukkle"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to laugh with a chortle or chortles",
      "word": "snøfte"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Through the Looking-Glass"
  ],
  "word": "chortle"
}

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