chor·tle

[chawr-tl] verb, chor·tled, chor·tling, noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to chuckle gleefully.
verb (used with object)
2.
to express with a gleeful chuckle: to chortle one's joy.
noun
3.
a gleeful chuckle.

Origin:
blend of chuckle and snort; coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass (1871)

chor·tler, noun
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chortle (ˈtʃɔːtəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (intr) to chuckle gleefully
 
n
2.  a gleeful chuckle
 
[C19: coined (1871) by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-glass; probably a blend of chuckle + snort]
 
'chortler
 
n

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chortle
coined 1872 by Lewis Carroll in "Through the Looking Glass," probably from chuckle and snort.
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Example sentences
Linda had a sharp wit and an infectious laugh that started with a low chortle.
And the engineer turned and looked to me with a chortle.
We heard a soft and wonderfully clear chortle overhead.
For those who dote on every purr and chortle of the flaxen-haired prodigy the
  announcement will be sufficient.
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