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Chortle   /tʃˈɔrtəl/   Listen
Chortle

verb
(past & past part. chortled; pres. part. chortling)
1.
Laugh quietly or with restraint.  Synonyms: chuckle, laugh softly.





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"Chortle" Quotes from Famous Books



... his seat. He leaned forward, and watched Newman with hawklike intensity. But Newman gave him little cause to chortle; his head dropped again upon his breast, and he gave no ...
— The Blood Ship • Norman Springer
... DEAR Bones: Chortle if you want to—your worst prognostications have come true. The unexpectedness of the sciatic nerve, as set forth in your parting discourse, has amply proved itself. The dashed thing is all that you said of it—and ...
— The Window-Gazer • Isabel Ecclestone Mackay


Words linked to "Chortle" :   express mirth, laughter, express joy, laugh, laugh softly


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