verb 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."
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