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English

Etymology
Coined by w:Lewis Carroll|Lewis Carroll in his poem w:Jabberwocky|Jabberwocky, perhaps as a portmanteau of term|chuckle and term|snort.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-chortle.ogg|Audio (US)
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Noun
en-noun

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

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

Synonyms
chuckle

Translations
trans-top|joyful, somwhat muffled laugh
Finnish: hörötys
French: t|fr|gloussement|m
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Verb
en-verb|chortl|ing

1. intransitive To laugh with a chortle or chortles.

#:The old fellow chortled as he recalled his youthful adventures.
#*1871 � w:Lewis Carroll|Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky
#*:'O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy.

Synonyms
chuckle

Translations
trans-top|to laugh with a chortle or chortles
Finnish: t|fi|höröttää
French: t|fr|glousser
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Kannada: Kushiada Nage
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Category:Laughter

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