chortle

“I am trying to say it publicly to make sure he sees it,” Rogen says with his trademark chortle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025

If Kate DiCamillo wrote a book about a box of Swiffer refills, it would probably make us chortle and sob about lint.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023

Now, Israelis and others in the Middle East need to worry—or chortle over—his intentions there as well.

From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023

The rest of us will be content to drool at each of Bertha's fabulous dresses or chortle at Agnes' quick comebacks.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2022

Nyame breaks into a sarcastic chortle at his own joke.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

He chortles as Thoreau gets sick over a quahog.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

"With a wig and a moustache," he chortles, while wearing the sort of sheepskin coat that even Del Boy might have rejected on taste grounds.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

“What’s that shiny ring you got there? … Well, OK, I’m not gonna take it from you. That seems really precious to you,” he says as the audience chortles.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

As Christmas chortles atop an all-terrain vehicle while wielding a .50 caliber weapon, it looks like the whole thing could have been shot with rear projection, the green-screen work is so shoddy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

“Never thought I’d be in a sleeping bag on the ground,” chortles Kelvin.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Muguruza regrouped and the crowd chortled, a fitting reaction at a tournament where the outlook has been decidedly cheerful, albeit with aging star players contemplating how many sips they might have left.

From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2021

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

“It sounds like something I would say,” said the humble ambassador, as he chortled out loud.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2019

“If they were consultants,” Wilson chortled, “they were not earning their fees.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2019

“If you had really wanted to know,” Von Marsh chortled, “you would’ve answered when I called you the first time.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

“OK, I think I can,” he relents, before chortling and adding: “I seriously don’t want to.”

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024

A large crowd, boisterously enjoying a dip whilst chitchatting and chortling, or a quiet night at home with nothing but your dip and a ton of chips and crudite.

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024

“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

Rogers, for her part, is chortling all the way to her campaign treasurer’s office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2023

Once she got busy with that, she stopped squawking and started making her little chortling noises again.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones