Definitions for chortles

chortles chor·tle

Spelling: [chawr-tl]
IPA: /ˈtʃɔr tl/

Chortles is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 419 anagrams from letters in chortles (cehlorst).

Definitions for chortles

noun

  1. a gleeful chuckle.

verb (used with object)

  1. to express with a gleeful chuckle:

verb (used without object)

  1. to chuckle gleefully.

Origin of chortles

blend of chuckle and snort; coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass (1871)

Examples for chortles

Another of Lewis Carroll's words, chortle, is even more used.

Eli began to chortle, and Hannah stirred in her sleep, throwing both chubby arms over her head.

Frighten me, floor me, then chortle with glee, And fly away fast from the gutter and me.

The Governor began to chortle after a quick glance at the vanishing red light of the Portsmouth car.

It rose again—it was like a perplexing cheep and chirrup, changing to a chortle of glee.

He appeared also to be saying he had inside information about it that he could only chortle about, unable to spell it out.

Lewis Carroll really did introduce the word “chortle” to the English language in his 1871 poem Jabberwocky.

They will not actually steal, but they will cheat you every time and chortle over it.

A dirty, yellow hand seized the bag; there was a chortle of exultation, and the two scurried out of the room.

They can yawp and chortle and call me Skyrider as if it was a joke.

Word Value for chortles
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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