how to pronounce chortle

/ˈtʃɔːɹtəl/

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chortle is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of chortle in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… it gets a chortle through the room but …”

meanings of chortle

noun:

A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.
A similar sounding vocalisation of various birds.

verb:

To laugh with a chortle or chortles.

chortle frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word chortle occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.