CHORTLE

chortle

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.

Verb

  1. To laugh with a chortle or chortles.
    The old fellow chortled as he recalled his youthful adventures.


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