Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Wednesday Word of the Day


Chortle \CHOR-tl\, transitive and intransitive verb:


1. To utter, or express with, a snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle.

noun:

1. A snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle.

~Oh heaven's above, I chortle!  Yes, when I laugh really hard or out of control-like, I snort. *blushes to the tips of her ears*  I always have and I guess always will, but I must say I do like it described as Chortling better than snorting.  *wink*~

2 comments:

  1. Oh, I'm a chortler, too!

    I'm pretty sure I've used that word in Kandy, as a way to describe Zin and Zol's laughter.

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  2. Yay! I in good chortler company. ;)

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