Synonyms: snicker, laugh up one’s sleeve, chuckle, giggle
Conjugation
| Indicative mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|
| (I) chortle | (I) chortled |
| (thou) chortlest | (thou) chortledst |
| (he) chortles, chortleth | (he) chortled |
| (we) chortle | (we) chortled |
| (you) chortle | (you) chortled |
| (they) chortle | (they) chortled |
| Subjunctive mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|
| (I) chortle | (I) chortled |
| (thou) chortle | (thou) chortled |
| (he) chortle | (he) chortled |
| (we) chortle | (we) chortled |
| (you) chortle | (you) chortled |
| (they) chortle | (they) chortled |
| Imperative mood |
|---|
| chortle |
| Participles |
|---|
| Present participle | Past participle |
|---|
| chortling | chortled |