chortle
To laugh in a happy, gleeful way.
chortle in a sentence
- Grandpa began to chortle loudly when the puppy chased its own tail into the flowerbed.
- Amara couldn't help but chortle with glee at the parrot repeating her teacher's catchphrase.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to chortle?
- Agiggle
- Bsob
- Ccry
- Dwail
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A: giggle. The other three mean the opposite of chortle.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to chortle?
- Alaugh
- Bsob
- Cgiggle
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B: sob. The other three mean nearly the same as chortle.
Words that mean something similar
giggle, laugh
Words that mean the opposite
sob, cry, wail
More words about speech & sound
- clamour: A loud noise made by lots of people shouting at once.
- clatter: A loud rattling noise of hard things banging together.
- coax: To gently persuade someone to do something.
- commotion: A sudden burst of noisy confusion.
- concise: Saying what you need to say in only a few words.
- condemn: To say strongly that something is wrong or bad.
- confer: To give someone an award, title or honour, or to talk something over with others.
- confide: To tell someone a secret because you trust them.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test