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Chortle

//ˈt͡ʃɔɹtəl// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.
"He frequently interrupted himself with chortles while he told us his favorite joke."
2
a soft partly suppressed laugh wordnet
3
A similar sounding vocalisation of various birds.

Verb

1
To laugh with a chortle or chortles. intransitive
"The old fellow chortled as he recalled his youthful adventures."
2
laugh quietly or with restraint wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Perhaps a blend of chuckle + snort. Coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, completed in 1855 but only introduced to the public in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass.

Etymology 2

Perhaps a blend of chuckle + snort. Coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, completed in 1855 but only introduced to the public in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass.

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