chortled
Example Sentences
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They’ve made new friends, including several other Palisades evacuees, and Joe chortled when he told me his dear youthful bride has taken up pickleball.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025
Right now, the general feeling toward Pence among Trump allies is sympathy, said one Republican in frequent touch with the White House, who chortled and said, “Poor guy.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 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
Some old swing-style jazz melody with a calypso beat chortled from a jukebox in the corner.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
