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单词 chortle
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
chor•tle /ˈtʃɔrtəl/USA pronunciation   v., -tled, -tling, n. 
v. 
  1. to chuckle gleefully: [no object]She chortled quietly to herself.[+ object]to chortle one's joy.

n. [countable]
  1. a gleeful chuckle.
chor•tler, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
chor•tle  (chôrtl),USA pronunciation v., -tled, -tling, n. 
v.i. 
  1. to chuckle gleefully.

v.t. 
  1. to express with a gleeful chuckle:to chortle one's joy.

n. 
  1. a gleeful chuckle.
  • coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass (1871) blend of, blended chuckle and snort
chortler, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chortle /ˈtʃɔːtəl/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to chuckle gleefully
n
  1. a gleeful chuckle
Etymology: 19th Century: coined (1871) by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-glass; probably a blend of chuckle + snort

ˈchortler n
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