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词汇 chortle
释义 chortle
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈtʃɔː.təl/ us /ˈtʃɔːr.t̬əl/
to laugh, showing pleasure and satisfaction: (常指幸灾乐祸地)哈哈大笑,咯咯地笑
She chortled with glee at the news.听到这个消息她高兴得哈哈大笑。
Synonym
chuckle
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to laugh
laughThe children were laughing at the cartoons.
chuckleShe was chuckling as she read the letter.
giggleThe girls were giggling at the back of the classroom.
sniggerThey sniggered at what she was wearing.
snickerUSStop snickering at that rude joke and get back to your classwork.
chortleShe chortled with glee at the news.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Laughing and smiling
a gleam in your eyeidiom
amused
be all smilesidiom
be in convulsionsidiom
be rolling in the aislesidiom
be wreathed in smilesidiom
burst
crease
dissolve
gale
giggler
gigglingly
giggly
grin
piss yourself (laughing)idiom
quake
rictus
say cheeseidiom
simper
smile
chortle
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈtʃɔː.təl/ us /ˈtʃɔːr.t̬əl/
a laugh of pleasure and satisfaction:
I thought I heard a chortle at the back of the room.
She suppressed an embarrassed chortle.
Synonym
chuckle
Vincent gave a jubilant chortle and laid his hand on her head.
A good chortle eases pain and boosts immunity.
He has a dry wit and merry chortle.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Laughing and smiling
a gleam in your eyeidiom
amused
be all smilesidiom
be in convulsionsidiom
be rolling in the aislesidiom
be wreathed in smilesidiom
burst
crease
dissolve
gale
giggler
gigglingly
giggly
grin
piss yourself (laughing)idiom
quake
rictus
say cheeseidiom
simper
smile

chortle | American Dictionary


chortle
verb[ I ]
us/ˈtʃɔr·t̬əl/
to laugh with pleasure and satisfaction

Examples of chortle


chortle
For old hands, it will be familiar enough to raise the odd chortle or weary smile.
Those who knew him will never forget that inimitable chortle and the glint of fun in his eyes.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I had a small chortle at the rubber stamp.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
His vocabulary seems to be limited to grunts and chortles.
From
Wikipedia

This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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