chortling
Example Sentences
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“OK, I think I can,” he relents, before chortling and adding: “I seriously don’t want to.”
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
Soon enough, I was chortling right alongside him.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2023
“If Rishi Sunak can’t keep his own dog on a leash how is he going to keep the big dog Boris Johnson on one?” the caller asked, leaving the radio host chortling.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023
Jesters on social media have already begun chortling about this movie’s minimalist title.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
Then one night after supper she and Amelia came upstairs to find Betsy chortling over the paper in their bedroom.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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