different between chortle vs chortled

English

Etymology

Perhaps a blend of chuckle +? snort. Coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, first published in 1855 but only introduced to the public in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: chôr't?l, IPA^(key): /?t????t?l/, [?t???????]

• Rhymes: -??(r)t?l

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.

Synonyms

• chuckle

Translations

Verb

chortle (third-person singular simple present chortles, present participle chortling, simple past and past participle chortled)

1. (intransitive) To laugh with a chortle or chortles.

   The old fellow chortled as he recalled his youthful adventures.

   • 1871 — Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky

     'O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy.

Synonyms

• chuckle
• See also Thesaurus:laugh

Translations

English

Verb

chortled

1. simple past tense and past participle of chortle

Anagrams

• drotchel