āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
chortle
/tâĘËÉËtÉâl/
to chortle
01
āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻž
to laugh in a quiet, partly restrained way, often showing amusement or delight
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She chortled when she saw the puppy's clumsy leap.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻšā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Chortle
01
āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ, āĻĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ˛
a muffled or partly suppressed laugh, usually expressing mild amusement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His chortle could be heard from across the room.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
