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chortlechor‧tle /ˈtʃɔːtl $ ˈtʃɔːrtl/ verb [intransitive] formal chortleOrigin: 1800-1900 chuckle + snort VERB TABLEchortle |
Present | I, you, we, they | chortle | | he, she, it | chortles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | chortled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have chortled | | he, she, it | has chortled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had chortled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will chortle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have chortled |
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Present | I | am chortling | | he, she, it | is chortling | | you, we, they | are chortling | Past | I, he, she, it | was chortling | | you, we, they | were chortling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been chortling | | he, she, it | has been chortling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been chortling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be chortling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been chortling |
- Sharon is still chortling over that stupid joke.
- A few of the Dorcas gang chortled appreciatively.
- But now I can emit a genuine chortle.
- He chortled and opened the door.
- I tried to wait, expecting him to respond with a gurgle or a chortle.
to laugh because you are amused or pleased about something: Harry chortled with delight.—chortle noun [countable] |