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

And she walked away, leaving Ron chortling, still clutching the Gurdyroot.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling