chortle
verb (used without object)
to chuckle gleefully.
chortling
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present participleof chortle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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
A romance that can make a reader laugh aloud is a treat, especially if that book causes uncontrolled chortling in public, or punctures the silence of an otherwise quiet space.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2022
When they’re pleased or excited, they emit a noise called a dook — a rapid-fire chortling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
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
