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Giggling vs Chortle - What's the difference?

giggling | chortle |

As verbs the difference between giggling and chortle

is that giggling is present participle of lang=en while chortle is to laugh with a chortle or chortles.

As nouns the difference between giggling and chortle

is that giggling is the act of producing giggles; high-pitched laughter while chortle is a joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.

giggling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of producing giggles; high-pitched laughter
  • * 1959 , Boys' Life (volume 49, number 5, May 1959, page 56)
    • Once there, he blushingly went through the procedure, having to fold and refold the flag about three times, to the twitterings and gigglings of twelve little girls.

    chortle

    English

    Noun

    (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.

    Synonyms

    * chuckle

    Verb

  • 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.

    Synonyms

    * chuckle * See also