Chortle and Pule

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Chortle verb - To show mirth with an explosive vocal sound.

Usage example: audiences might chortle gently during the movie's amusing bits, but there are few knee-slappers

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Pule is an antonym for chortle.

Nearby Words: chortling, chortled

Pule verb - To utter feeble plaintive cries.

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Chortle is an antonym for pule.

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Pule and Chortle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chortle/pule

Chortle & Pule. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/chortle/pule>.

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