Thesaurus: chortle
a soft partly suppressed laugh
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Definitions
- n. a soft partly suppressed laugh
- v. laugh quietly or with restraint
- A word word/coined">coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort. [Humorous] O frabjous day ! Callooh ! Callay ! He chortled in his joy. Lewis Carroll.
- A word word/coined">coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), andusually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort. [Humorous]
- n:17/v:83 n. a soft partly suppressed laugh