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chortle

/chawr-tl/US // ˈtʃɔr tl //UK // (ˈtʃɔːtəl) //

嘲讽,呵斥声,呵斥,嘲笑

Related Words

snicker窃笑,冷笑话,嗤之以鼻,冷笑giggle咯咯笑,傻笑,咯咯地笑,嬉笑cackle咯咯笑,咯咯叫,咯咯咯,咯咯笑声chuckle咯咯笑,咯咯地笑,咯咯笑声,咯咯咯crow乌鸦,人群,人群中,人群中的titter窃窃私语,窃笑,抖动,窃喜snort哼一声,哼哼唧唧,哼,哼哼guffaw狂笑,哄堂大笑,欢笑声,哄笑sniggle傻笑,嬉笑怒骂,偷笑,冷笑话teehee嘻嘻,嘻嘻嘻,嘻哈

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    chor·tled, chor·tling.

    • : to chuckle gleefully.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    chor·tled, chor·tling.

    • : to express with a gleeful chuckle: to chortle one's joy.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a gleeful chuckle.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verblaugh gleefully
Forms: chortled, chortling
Synonyms
cackle咯咯笑,咯咯叫,咯咯咯,咯咯笑声chuckle咯咯笑,咯咯地笑,咯咯笑声,咯咯咯giggle咯咯笑,傻笑,咯咯地笑,嬉笑snicker窃笑,冷笑话,嗤之以鼻,冷笑crow乌鸦,人群,人群中,人群中的guffaw狂笑,哄堂大笑,欢笑声,哄笑hee-haw嘻嘻,熙熙攘攘,嘻哈,嘻嘻哈哈snort哼一声,哼哼唧唧,哼,哼哼titter窃窃私语,窃笑,抖动,窃喜sniggle傻笑,嬉笑怒骂,偷笑,冷笑话teehee嘻嘻,嘻嘻嘻,嘻哈

Examples

  • Lewis Carroll really did introduce the word “chortle” to the English language in his 1871 poem Jabberwocky.

  • He appeared also to be saying he had inside information about it that he could only chortle about, unable to spell it out.

  • It rose again—it was like a perplexing cheep and chirrup, changing to a chortle of glee.

  • I thought you were a good enough pal not to want to chortle over me—as I know Geoffrey will—should the thing turn out a frost!

  • You flourish the "pass" signed by "A" in triumph, and with a chortle, point to the signature.

  • Im larnin how to git along with Jane Ann, declared Mr. Hicks, with a delighted chortle, and pinching the freckled girl beside him.

  • They will not actually steal, but they will cheat you every time and chortle over it.

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