chortled
Snickered with delight
Chortled is the past tense of chortle, a word Lewis Carroll invented by blending chuckle and snort.
To chortle is to laugh in a breathy, gleeful way, often with satisfaction or triumph: He chortled at his own cleverness.
The word has outlived its literary origins and appears in ordinary speech.
Vocalized mirth
- giggledLaughed in short bursts
- snickeredLaughed in a stifled, mocking way
- guffawedLaughed loud and heartily
- cackledLaughed in harsh bursts
tittered · snorted · gleeful · delighted · mirthful · amused · tickled · pleased
Invented meaningless language
- CarrollDodgson pseudonym
- LewisCommon British surname
- portmanteauWord combining two others
- coinedCreated a new term
nonsense · whimsical · Victorian · wordplay · invented · neologism · fantastical · verse
Showed smug triumph
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- victoriousHaving achieved triumph
- smuglyWith excessive self-satisfaction
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
vindicated · relished · exulted · crowed · boasted · preened · self-satisfied · schadenfreude
laughed
Vocalized mirth
- giggledLaughed in short bursts
- snickeredLaughed in a stifled, mocking way
- guffawedLaughed loud and heartily
cackled · tittered · snorted · gleeful · delighted · mirthful · amused · tickled · pleased · joyful
Jabberwocky
Invented meaningless language
- CarrollDodgson pseudonym
- LewisCommon British surname
- portmanteauWord combining two others
coined · nonsense · whimsical · Victorian · wordplay · invented · neologism · fantastical · verse · poem
gloated
Showed smug triumph
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- victoriousHaving achieved triumph
- smuglyWith excessive self-satisfaction
satisfaction · vindicated · relished · exulted · crowed · boasted · preened · self-satisfied · schadenfreude · superior
- Lewis CarrollJabberwocky, Alice in Wonderland, Cheshire, Queen of Hearts, Humpty Dumpty