Associations to the word «Chortle»
Wiktionary
CHORTLE, noun. A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.
CHORTLE, verb. (intransitive) To laugh with a chortle or chortles.
Dictionary definition
CHORTLE, noun. A soft partly suppressed laugh.
CHORTLE, verb. Laugh quietly or with restraint.
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.