chortled
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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
It’s something of an inside joke and every time he punched the line, everyone chortled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2019
Stoya: I straight-up chortled when I was reading the question through for the first time.
From Slate ● May 23, 2019
“Gotta love it when rich people move and leave all sorts of good stuff behind,” someone else chortled.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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