chortle
Snort while laughing
Chortle is a verb meaning to laugh in a breathy, gleeful way, typically with a snorting or chuckling quality.
Lewis Carroll coined the word in *Through the Looking-Glass*, likely blending chuckle and snort.
The term suggests amused satisfaction rather than uproarious laughter: He chortled at his own cleverness.
As a noun, a chortle is an instance of such laughter.
Soft, silly vocalization
- snickerStifled, scornful laugh
- guffawBoisterous burst of mirth
- cackleHarsh, shrill laugh
- sniggerStifled scornful laugh
titter · laugh · belly laugh · hearty laugh · suppressed laugh · mirthful · gleeful · amused
Exuberant, often impish delight
- mirthAmusement with laughter
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- amusementPleased entertainment state
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
merriment · jollity · lightheartedness · cheerfulness · hilarity · whimsy · joyfulness · smugness
giggle
Soft, silly vocalization
snigger · titter · laugh · belly laugh · hearty laugh · suppressed laugh · mirthful · gleeful · amused · tickled
glee
Exuberant, often impish delight
- mirthAmusement with laughter
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- amusementPleased entertainment state
joviality · merriment · jollity · lightheartedness · cheerfulness · hilarity · whimsy · joyfulness · smugness · satisfaction
sputter
Emit irregular popping sounds
splutter · breathy · throaty · nasal · rumbling · burbling · gurgling