- chortler
- noun see chortle
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
chortler
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chortler — See chortle. * * * … Universalium
chortler — noun One who chortles … Wiktionary
chortler — n. one who laughs aloud … English contemporary dictionary
chortler — chor·tle (chôr’tl) 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(Cf. ↑chuckle) and SNORT(Cf. ↑ … Word Histories
chortle — chortler, n. /chawr tl/, v., chortled, chortling, n. v.i. 1. to chuckle gleefully. v.t. 2. to express with a gleeful chuckle: to chortle one s joy. n. 3. a gleeful chuckle. [b. CHUCKLE and SNORT; coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking… … Universalium
Cesar Millan — Born César Millán Favela August 27, 1969 (1969 08 27) (age 42) Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico … Wikipedia
chortle — verb (chortled; chortling) Etymology: probably blend of chuckle and snort Date: 1872 intransitive verb 1. to sing or chant exultantly < he chortled in his joy Lewis Carroll > 2. to laugh or chuckle especially in … New Collegiate Dictionary
chortle — /ˈtʃɔtl / (say chawtl) verb (i) (chortled, chortling) 1. to chuckle with glee. –noun 2. a gleeful chuckle. {blend of chuckle and snort; coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass (1872) –chortler, noun …
chortle — [chôrt′ l] vi., vt. chortled, chortling [coined by CARROLL Lewis in Through the Looking Glass, prob. CHUCKLE + SNORT] to make, or utter with, a gleeful chuckling or snorting sound n. such a sound chortler n … English World dictionary
