2007-09-23 02:19:35 · 14 answers · asked by yf g 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A hearty laugh =oD
2007-09-23 02:26:27 · answer #1 · answered by Fireʍɐʇǝɹ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chortle Origin
2016-12-18 06:08:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Official Dictionary Entry:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chortle
2007-09-23 02:28:59 · answer #3 · answered by Norak D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chortle |ˈ ch ôrtl| verb [ intrans. ] laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; chuckle : he chortled at his own pun. noun a breathy, gleeful laugh : Thomas gave a chortle. ORIGIN 1871: coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass; probably a blend of chuckle and snort .
2007-09-23 02:27:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Noisy glee-full laugh,blend of chuckle and snort.
It can all-so mean to chuck your guts up.
As in a Technicolour chortle.
2007-09-26 12:40:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
chor·tle (chôr'tl) Pronunciation Key
n. A snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle.
intr. & tr.v. chor·tled, chor·tling, chor·tles
To utter a chortle or express with a chortle.
[Blend of chuckle and snort.]
2007-09-23 02:36:27 · answer #6 · answered by ggmhjfhfghfh 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to sing or chant exultantly
2 : to laugh or chuckle especially in satisfaction or exultation
transitive verb : to say or sing with a chortling intonation
hope that helped = )
2007-09-23 02:27:16 · answer #7 · answered by Just_A_Boy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a fab word that means to chuckle gleefully. It's an example of a portmanteau word- two words being merged to form one. It was invented by Lewis Carol- author of Alice in Wonderland. (a combination of chuckle and snort)He used loads of them in his poem Jabberwocky.
2007-09-23 02:30:11 · answer #8 · answered by brainlady 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
An award given to top comedians, Or a choking turtle!.
The first one is right!.
2007-09-23 02:31:45 · answer #9 · answered by Dragon'sFire 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Giggle gleefully
2007-09-23 02:34:00 · answer #10 · answered by bluebell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋