as in chuckle
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
the joke provoked a sudden chortle from a bystander
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as in to laugh
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
audiences might chortle gently during the movie's amusing bits, but there are few knee-slappers
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Recent Examples of chortle
Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
So many laurels hung around one’s neck can easily become heavy, but Mitchell has welcomed all of this fanfare with an amused lightness — a shimmy, a chortle and a fresh round of pinot grigio.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 11 June 2023
Chris McMullen, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Take a look at the other top 10 nonfinancial S & P 500 stocks by forward price-to-sales ratio: Calling all value investors (chortle): Nvidia trades at a relatively tame 15 forward price-to-sales ratio.
—John Melloy,christopher Hayes, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
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Noun
On the 101 in my bumper-car Prius, there’s one billboard that invariably gets a chortle out of me.
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There were no knowing winks to the camera, no pause for an unseen audience to chortle at Stan's misfortune.
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The more stinging irony here is that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping probably approved these public statements with a chuckle.—
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Add a few related to popular culture, news, or events of the year for an extra chuckle.—
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Honestly, my only regret is this thing in the eye [laughs].—
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The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.—
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After all, some say the best love stories start off as friendships, specifically when there’s mutual support and laughter.—
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In confessional, Boz can’t contain her laughter.—
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Her daughter giggles as she's swung throughout the air, until Moore realizes that something isn't quite right.—
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Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.—
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While there were a few snickers, the photographers obliged and got their photos.—
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Early never makes fun of Maddie, never lets the audience snicker at the screen.—
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“Chortle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chortle. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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