Laugh vs. Chortle

Laughnoun

An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

Laughnoun

Something that provokes mirth or scorn.

Laughnoun

A fun person.

Laughverb

(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.

Laughverb

To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.

Laughverb

To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.

Laughverb

(transitive) To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.

Laughverb

(transitive) To express by, or utter with, laughter.

Laughverb

To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.

Laughverb

Fig.: To be or appear gay, cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.

Laughverb

To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.

Laughverb

To express by, or utter with, laughter; - with out.

Laughnoun

An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See Laugh, v. i.

Laughnoun

the sound of laughing

Laughnoun

a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing;

Laughnoun

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter;

Laughverb

produce laughter

Chortlenoun

A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.

Chortlenoun

A similar sounding vocalisation of various birds.

Chortleverb

(intransitive) To laugh with a chortle or chortles.

Chortleverb

A word coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort.

Chortlenoun

a soft partly suppressed laugh

Chortleverb

laugh quietly or with restraint

Chortleverb

laugh in a noisy, gleeful way

Chortlenoun

a noisy, gleeful laugh

Chortle

Chortle is a British comedy website launched in 2000 by Steve Bennett. The site is a major source of comedy news in the UK. It also reviews comedy shows nationwide, including extensively at the annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and presents the Chortle Awards to honour the best stand-up comics working in the UK. In recent years, the site has also branched out into events promotion.