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chortling

UK
/ˈtʃɔː.tlɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃɔr.tlɪŋ/

Translations

chortlingnoun
Her chortling could be heard from across the room.
Ее хихиканье было слышно через всю комнату.
Synonyms
snort
cackle
chuckle
snicker
giggle
chortlinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈtʃɔːtlɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃɔrtlɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that is laughing gleefully
Synonyms
sniggering
cackling
guffawing
merrily laughing
beaming
chuckling
laughing
giggling
tittering
snickering
chortleverb

chortling

Gerund

chortled
Past Simple
chortled
Past Participle
chortling
Gerund
UK
/ˈtʃɔː.təl/
US
/ˈtʃɔr.təl/
He couldn't help but chortle at the joke.
Он не мог не хихикать над шуткой.
Additional translations
скрыто смеяться
Synonyms
snicker
giggle
cackle
snort
laugh

Definitions

chortlingnoun
The act of laughing in a breathy, gleeful way; a chuckle.
Her chortling could be heard from across the room as she read the funny story.
chortlinggerund / present participle
Laughing in a breathy, gleeful, or chuckling way.
A group of chortling teens clustered around the prank video.
chortleverb
To laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; chuckle.
He couldn't help but chortle at the comedian's clever joke.
To utter (something) while chortling; to say with a breathy, gleeful laugh.
"I won the game," he chortled, brandishing the trophy.
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