chortling

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2024

Soon enough, I was chortling right alongside him.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2023

“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

Fred and George set off for the hospital wing, accompanied by Lee, who was howling with laughter, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione, also chortling, went in to breakfast.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling