[chor.tle] vb chor.tled ; chor.tling [prob. blend of chuckle and snort] vi (1872) 1: to sing or chant exultantly "he chortled in his joy --Lewis Carroll"
2: to laugh or chuckle esp. in satisfaction or exultation ~ vt: to say or sing with a chortling intonation -- chortle n -- chor.tler n