chortled
Example Sentences
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When Van Peebles decided to try to make the movie himself, Hollywood chortled.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2021
He chortled quietly, another vindication of his deep-felt belief that all we need is a little nature and beauty to get us through this terrible pandemic and our addiction to screens.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2021
“You should have heard yourself,” he chortled back at me, “you said ‘What country friends is this?’ in a thick South African accent!”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2020
Stoya: I straight-up chortled when I was reading the question through for the first time.
From Slate ● May 23, 2019
“Little tyke,” chortled Mr. Dursley as he left the house.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
