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.
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
He chortled in his joy. Lewis Carroll.