"Chortle" was a nonce word when it was first created, but now it's a regular English word.
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Chortle
/ˈt͡ʃɔɹtəl/
Synonyms for "chortle" (69 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
be in stitchesbelly laughboffboffolabreak upburst into laughterburst of laughterburst outburst out laughingburst with laughterbust a gutcachinnate
Strong matches (21)
Related words (34)
homeric laughterhorselaughlaughlaugh it uplaugh outrightlaughinglaughternearly die laughingoutburst of laughterpeal of laughterrisibilityroarroar of laughterroar with laughtershake like jellyshake with laughtershoutshout of laughtershrieksnicker
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6 entriesCollocations
9 entriesbreathy chortlebrief chortlegleeful chortlehearty chortleloud chortlemuffled chortlerowdy chortlesoft chortlestifled chortle
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
He frequently interrupted himself with chortles while he told us his favorite joke.
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The old fellow chortled as he recalled his youthful adventures.
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'O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy.
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