What does chortle<\/em> mean?<\/p>\n

It is a noun that means\u00a0to laugh because you are amused or pleased by something.<\/p>\n

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How do you pronounce it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

[chawr-tl]<\/p>\n

or<\/p>\n

[chor\u00b7tle]<\/p>\n

Where does it come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We can thank Lewis Carroll for this delightful word. It is a combination of two words: ch<\/strong>uckle<\/strong> and snort<\/strong>.\u00a0Lewis\u00a0Carroll used the term chortle<\/em> in his book, Through\u00a0the\u00a0Looking-Glass<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(1871).<\/p>\n

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How do you use it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whenever the girl told a joke, her uncle let out a huge chortle<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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