Definition of Chorle
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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A joyful laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.
- To laugh with a chortle or chortles.
- O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. — Jabberwocky, Lewis Carroll
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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