Definizione monolingua

chortle

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.

   The old fellow chortled as he recalled his youthful adventures.

   • 1871 — Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky

     O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! He chortled in his joy.

chortle (plural chortles)

1. A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.

   He frequently interrupted himself with chortles while he told us his favorite joke.

Definizione dizionario chortle

Altri significati:

to laugh with a chortle or chortles

A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.

joyful, somewhat muffled laugh

(intransitive) To laugh with a chortle or chortles.