Chortle \Chor"tle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Chortled; p. pr.
& vb. n.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chortle
n : a soft partly suppressed laugh [syn: chuckle]
v : laugh quietly or with restraint [syn: chuckle, laugh
softly]
WordNet (r) 2.0
57 Moby Thesaurus words for "chortle":
Homeric laughter, be in stitches, belly laugh, boff, boffola,
break up, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out,
burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, cachinnate,
cachinnation, cackle, chuckle, convulsion, crow, fit of laughter,
gales of laughter, giggle, go into convulsions, guffaw, ha-ha,
hearty laugh, hee-haw, hee-hee, hilarity, ho-ho, horselaugh, laugh,
laugh it up, laugh outright, laughing, laughter,
nearly die laughing, outburst of laughter, peal of laughter,
risibility, roar, roar of laughter, roar with laughter,
shake like jelly, shake with laughter, shout, shout of laughter,
shriek, snicker, snigger, sniggle, snort, split,
split with laughter, tee-hee, titter, yuck, yuk-yuk
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
chuckle, laugh softly
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