Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to chortle
Participle: chortled
Gerund: chortling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | chortle |
| you | chortle |
| he;she;it | chortles |
| we | chortle |
| you | chortle |
| they | chortle |
Perfect
| I | have chortled |
| you | have chortled |
| he;she;it | has chortled |
| we | have chortled |
| you | have chortled |
| they | have chortled |
Past
| I | chortled |
| you | chortled |
| he;she;it | chortled |
| we | chortled |
| you | chortled |
| they | chortled |
Pluperfect
| I | had chortled |
| you | had chortled |
| he;she;it | had chortled |
| we | had chortled |
| you | had chortled |
| they | had chortled |
Future
| I | will chortle |
| you | will chortle |
| he;she;it | will chortle |
| we | will chortle |
| you | will chortle |
| they | will chortle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have chortled |
| you | will have chortled |
| he;she;it | will have chortled |
| we | will have chortled |
| you | will have chortled |
| they | will have chortled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | chortle |
| you | chortle |
| he;she;it | chortle |
| we | chortle |
| you | chortle |
| they | chortle |
Perfect
| I | have chortled |
| you | have chortled |
| he;she;it | have chortled |
| we | have chortled |
| you | have chortled |
| they | have chortled |
Imperfect
| I | chortled |
| you | chortled |
| he;she;it | chortled |
| we | chortled |
| you | chortled |
| they | chortled |
Pluperfect
| I | had chortled |
| you | had chortled |
| he;she;it | had chortled |
| we | had chortled |
| you | had chortled |
| they | had chortled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would chortle |
| you | would chortle |
| he;she;it | would chortle |
| we | would chortle |
| you | would chortle |
| they | would chortle |
Perfect
| I | would have chortled |
| you | would have chortled |
| he;she;it | would have chortled |
| we | would have chortled |
| you | would have chortled |
| they | would have chortled |
Imperative
| you | chortle |
| we | Let's chortle |
| you | chortle |
Verbs conjugated like 'chortle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'chortle'
choogle,
chore,
hurtle,
snortle,
bottle,
cantle,
castle,
chackle,
charade,
chare,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Perhaps a blend of chuckle + snort. Coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, completed in 1855 but only introduced to the public in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass.
Sample Sentences
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The old fellow chortled as he recalled his youthful adventures.
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'O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. [1871, Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky:]