chortled (verb)

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• chortle — [[t]tʃɔ͟ː(r)t(ə)l[/t]] chortles, chortling, chortled VERB To chortle means to laugh in a way that shows you are very pleased. There was silence for a moment, then Larry began chortling like an idiot. N COUNT Chortle is also a noun. He gave a… …   English dictionary

• chortle — verb (chortled; chortling) Etymology: probably blend of chuckle and snort Date: 1872 intransitive verb 1. to sing or chant exultantly < he chortled in his joy Lewis Carroll > 2. to laugh or chuckle especially in …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chortle — verb (I) to laugh because you are amused or pleased about something: Harry chortled with delight. chortle noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Jabberwocky — For other uses, see Jabberwocky (disambiguation). The Jabberwock, as illustrated by John Tenniel Jabberwocky is a nonsense verse poem written by Lewis Carroll in his 1872 novel Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, a sequel to… …   Wikipedia

• chortle — UK [ˈtʃɔː(r)t(ə)l] / US [ˈtʃɔrt(ə)l] verb [intransitive] Word forms chortle : present tense I/you/we/they chortle he/she/it chortles present participle chortling past tense chortled past participle chortled literary to laugh because you are… …   English dictionary

• chortle — 1. noun A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle. He frequently interrupted himself with chortles while he told us his favorite joke. Syn: chuckle 2. verb To laug …   Wiktionary

• chortle — /ˈtʃɔtl / (say chawtl) verb (i) (chortled, chortling) 1. to chuckle with glee. –noun 2. a gleeful chuckle. {blend of chuckle and snort; coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass (1872) –chortler, noun …  

• chor´tler — chor|tle «CHR tuhl», verb, tled, tling, noun. –v.i., v.t. to chuckle or snort with glee: »He chortled in his joy (Lewis Carroll). –n. a gleeful chuckle or snort. ╂[(coined by Lewis Carroll) a blend of chuckle and snort] –chor´tler, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• chor|tle — «CHR tuhl», verb, tled, tling, noun. –v.i., v.t. to chuckle or snort with glee: »He chortled in his joy (Lewis Carroll). –n. a gleeful chuckle or snort. ╂[(coined by Lewis Carroll) a blend of chuckle and snort] –chor´tler, noun …   Useful english dictionary