The definition of a chortle is a chuckle or breathy, gleeful laugh. The breathy laugh you make when someone is tickling you is an example of a chortle. To chortle is to laugh in a breathy and joyful way. When someone is tickling you and you make a snorting chuckle sound, this is an example of a time when you chortle.
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In 2006 a team of scientists and economists reached three conclusions about the effects of climate change on Washington's economy: Climate change impacts are visible and the economic effects are becoming apparent. The costs of climate change will grow as temperatures and sea levels rise. Climate change will also provide economic opportunities.