word of the day: Chortle

Chortle: riso disfarçado, casquinada,  risadinha, casquinar, rir disfarçadamente

Synonyms: break up, cackle, chortle, chuckle, crack up, giggle, hee-haw, roar, scream, snicker, titter, twitter

“Audiences might chortle gently during the movie's amusing bits, but there are few knee-slappers.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Rattle

Rattle: matraca, chocalho,agitação, estrépido, estrondo, algazarra, tagarelice, palavreado, guizo da cascavel,  chocalhar, matraquear, agitar com ruído ovociferar, gritar, fazer algazarra, tagarelar, confundir, embaraçar, embaralhar. 

Synonyms:  babel, blare, bluster, brawl, chatter, clamor, clangor,  discordance,  roar

“One of them (quakes)  largest ever to rattle the state.” (Newsweek, November 06, 2011)