Giggled vs Chortled - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between giggled and chortled

is that giggled is (giggle) while chortled is (chortle).

(head)

(giggle)

(giggl)

To laugh gently or in a high-pitched voice; to laugh in a silly or giddy way.

The jokes had them giggling like little girls all evening.

* (laugh in a silly way) titter * See also

* giggly

(en noun)

A high-pitched, silly laugh.

(informal) Amusement.

We put itching powder down his shirt for giggles .

The women thought it would be quite a giggle to have a strippergram at the bride's hen party.

* titter * amusement, fun, a joke, a laugh or laughs

(head)

(chortle)

(en noun)

A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.

He frequently interrupted himself with chortles while he told us his favorite joke.

* chuckle

To laugh with a chortle or chortles.

The old fellow chortled as he recalled his youthful adventures.

* 1871 — , Jabberwocky

'O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy.

* chuckle * See also