Chortle v. t. & v. i. (past & past part. chortled; pres. part. chortling) A word coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort. (Humorous) "O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! He chortled in his joy."
...chortle, and Hannah stirred in her sleep, throwing both chubby arms over her head. Clutched tightly in her left hand they saw a rosary of ... — The Little Mixer • Lillian Nicholson Shearon
... seat. He leaned forward, and watched Newman with hawklike intensity. But Newman gave him little cause to chortle; his head dropped again upon his breast, and he ... — The Blood Ship • Norman Springer
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