"chortle" meaning in English

See chortle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɔrtəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-chortle.ogg [US], en-au-chortle.ogg [Australia] Forms: chortle [singular], chortles [plural]
enPR: chôr'təl [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A chortle is a joyful and muffled laugh.
    Sense id: simple-chortle-en-noun-yZFYbjzn

Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɔrtəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-chortle.ogg [US], en-au-chortle.ogg [Australia] Forms: chortle [canonical], chortles [third-person, singular], chortled [past], chortled [past, participle], chortling [present, participle]
enPR: chôr'təl [US] Head templates: {{verb|chortl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you chortle, you laugh with a chortle.
    Sense id: simple-chortle-en-verb-tUYOi1bD
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