[CHOR-tl]
verb
To utter, or express with, a snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle.
This big bastard sitting behind us chortled when he overheard my girlfriend tell me about her affair with her doorman.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Chortle.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/chortle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “chortle”, accessed March 12, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/chortle.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Chortle. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved March 12, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/chortle