Word of the Day for Monday, March 7, 2011
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chortle \CHOR-tl\, transitive and intransitive verb:
chortle \CHOR-tl\, transitive and intransitive verb:
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1. To utter, or express with, a snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle.
1. To utter, or express with, a snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle.
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noun:
noun:
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1. A snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle.
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I must say I found myself chortling over the B.O. trying to get tough with the Libyan government; I'm sure they are just shaking in their boots over his comments and that they will immediately comply!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Benjamin himself chortled now, an odd laugh to which I grew accustomed in years to come.-- Jay Parini, Benjamin's Crossing
Benjamin himself chortled now, an odd laugh to which I grew accustomed in years to come.-- Jay Parini, Benjamin's Crossing
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Even Isaksson's stern wife, who rarely cracked a smile, chortled with glee, and Old Mothstead slapped his thighs and flapped his apron and danced around the couple, who moved in ever larger rings amongst the kegs.-- Kerstin Ekman, Witches' Rings, translated by Linda Schenck
Even Isaksson's stern wife, who rarely cracked a smile, chortled with glee, and Old Mothstead slapped his thighs and flapped his apron and danced around the couple, who moved in ever larger rings amongst the kegs.-- Kerstin Ekman, Witches' Rings, translated by Linda Schenck
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A nation that was used to chortling over Charlie Chaplin or rejoicing with the high-stepping Ziegfeld girls found itself drawn to this more refined, decidedly European entertainment.-- Larry Tye, The Father of Spin
A nation that was used to chortling over Charlie Chaplin or rejoicing with the high-stepping Ziegfeld girls found itself drawn to this more refined, decidedly European entertainment.-- Larry Tye, The Father of Spin
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Chortle is a combination of chuckle and snort. It was coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), in Through the Looking-Glass, published in 1872.
Chortle is a combination of chuckle and snort. It was coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), in Through the Looking-Glass, published in 1872.
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