Meaning chortle
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chortlecoined 1872 by Lewis Carroll in "Through the Looking Glass," perhaps from chuckle and snort. Related: Chortled; chortling. As a noun, from 1903.
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chortle(n) a soft partly suppressed laugh(v) laugh quietly or with restraint
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chortle
A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.
''He frequently interrupted himself with chortles while he told us his favorite joke.''
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