Chortle Definition
chôrtl
chortled, chortles, chortling
noun
chortles
Such a sound.
Webster's New World
A snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
chortled, chortles, chortling
To utter a chortle or express with a chortle.
American Heritage
To make, or utter with, a gleeful chuckling or snorting sound.
Webster's New World
(intransitive) To laugh with a chortle or chortles.
The old fellow chortled as he recalled his youthful adventures.
Wiktionary
Origin of Chortle
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Coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, perhaps as a blend of chuckle and snort.
From Wiktionary
Blend of chuckle snort
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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