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chortles

chortles is the plural of chortle.

chortles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chortle.

Meaning of chortle

Noun

chortle (plural chortles)

  1. A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.
    • He frequently interrupted himself with chortles while he told us his favorite joke.
  2. A similar sounding vocalisation of various birds.

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Questions about chortles

What is chortles the plural of?
Chortles is the plural of chortle.

Words near chortles in the dictionary

  1. Chortkiv
  2. chortle
  3. chortled
  4. chortler
  5. chortlers
  6. chortles
  7. chortling
  8. chortlingly
  9. chortlings
  10. chorts
  11. chorus

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