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A Writer's Dictionary:

chortle Definition


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chortle
verb
    intr
    chortled, chortling
    1. To laugh joyfully.
noun
    1. A joyful laugh.
Etymology: 19c: invented by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-glass, combining chuckle + snort.



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