chortled

Example Sentences

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Last night, they visited the nest perched high up in a Jeffrey pine tree and chortled together, “which was good to see,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

When Van Peebles decided to try to make the movie himself, Hollywood chortled.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2021

“I mean it is,” Ms Barrymore said, and they chortled.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 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

“Little tyke,” chortled Mr. Dursley as he left the house.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling