chortle
verb (used without object)
to chuckle gleefully.
chortled
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past participleof chortle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof chortle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
chortleverb (used without object)to chuckle gleefully.
Example Sentences
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When Van Peebles decided to try to make the movie himself, Hollywood chortled.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2021
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
I chortled, and we struck up a conversation, having the burning image of Jackie Robinson very much in common.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2019
“Well, let me see the preliminary folder at least,” the agent said wearily as Ernie Maestas chortled on about Joe Mondragon.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
