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Quipped vs Chortled - What's the difference?

quipped | chortled |

As verbs the difference between quipped and chortled

is that quipped is (quip) while chortled is (chortle).

quipped

English

Verb

(head)
  • (quip)

    • quip

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
  • * Milton
    • Quips , and cranks, and wanton wiles.
  • * Tennyson
    • He was full of joke and jest, / But all his merry quips are o'er.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

  • To make a quip.
  • * {{quote-news
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  • To taunt; to treat with quips.
  • * Spenser
    • the more he laughs, and does her closely quip

    chortled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (chortle)

    • 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