Chortles

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

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

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

2.nounA similar sounding vocalisation of various birds.

3.verbTo laugh with a chortle or chortles.

"The old fellow chortled as he recalled his youthful adventures."

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