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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. [Humorous] O frabjous day ! Callooh ! Callay ! He chortled in his joy. --Lewis Carroll. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chortle n : a soft partly suppressed laugh [syn: {chuckle}] v : laugh quietly or with restraint [syn: {chuckle}, {laugh softly}]
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