chortling

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chortling

  • /ˈt͡ʃoɹtəlɪŋ/ US

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of chortle

noun chortlings

  1. countable, uncountable The act of giving a chortle. She laughed—and then started, realizing how long it had been since she'd heard the sound of her own laughter. Real laughter, not the bitter chortlings she'd taken to indulging in.

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@misc{chortling_2026,
  title = {chortling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chortling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}