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Laugh coined by Lewis Carroll in "Jabberwocky"
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chortle
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chortle \Chor"tle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Chortled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chor"tling .] A word coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort. O frabjous day ! Callooh ! Callay ! He chortled in his ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a soft partly suppressed laugh [syn: chuckle ] v. laugh quietly or with restraint [syn: chuckle , laugh softly ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
coined 1872 by Lewis Carroll in "Through the Looking Glass," perhaps from chuckle and snort . Related: Chortled ; chortling . As a noun, from 1903.
Usage examples of chortle.
The councilor chortled knowing that once his vessel touched the new world called Earth, the Sapiens would have their way with all its precious resources.
Brother Fingo brushed back his hood and chortled while the novice and Malicia fenced for position.
The littler boy put his hand over his mouth as he chortled with delight.
Beside her, Parian sputtered a protest, and Hugh chortled with laughter, guzzling his drink.
For some reason Safar was left feeling somber, moody, while Iraj was still chortling.
In minutes I hear the water gushing down the sluiceway, bubbling and chortling along until it spills out the end and strikes the paddles of the wheel just forward of its highest point.
Davyn rolled over on his back and chortled at the sunrise in unmuted glee.
My display was greeted with great amusement by the Harpers Bizarre, however, who hung on every word and chortled and laughed and in general had a great old time.
Billy chortled, as they drove on through the winding hills past another lake of intensest blue.
And when the king saw that Madoc was looking at the mantle, he made a rather pigeonlike chortling sound, turned out a sort of bone toggle and removed the mande from his own shoulders.
He was, in fact, best pleased to be known as plain Titus Oates, and would chortle heartily over his chances of tracing a pedigree back to the notorious inventor of the Popish Plot who was whipped from Aldgate to Newgate and from Newgate to Tyburn some three hundred years ago.
Amanda bobbling in her arms, chortling with delight at the unexpected motion.
She had sensed that the man reveled in the fear and awe he inspired by the sight of him riding the animal, and fulfilling her image of a crude bully, he had chortled in uproarious mirth at the servants who scurried out of his path.
Encouraged by his appetite, the woman pressed him to buy another and chortled in glee when he consented.
Alas, the man only chortled and tossed her back into the waiting arms of her tormentor.