# chortles

Pronunciation: US say "CHOR-tuhlz" /ˈt͡ʃɔɹtəlz/; UK say "CHAW-tuhlz" /ˈt͡ʃɔːtəlz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of chortle. — third-person singular simple present indicative of chortle
   - Simple: The form of chortle used after he, she or it in the present.
   - _My dad always chortles at his own jokes._
   - _She chortles every time the puppy trips over its own feet._

## Noun

2. Plural of chortle. — plural of chortle
   - Simple: Plural of chortle. Use it when you mean more than one.
   - _We could hear his chortles from the next room._
   - _The comedian's driest lines drew chortles from the back rows._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/chortles (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).