chortle
verb (used without object)
to chuckle gleefully.
is chortling
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present progressiveof chortle (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Rogers, for her part, is chortling all the way to her campaign treasurer’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
With this, Folds is chortling in the face of perceived notions of credibility and career fate.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2015
Small wonder that manager Roger Craig is chortling, "It's going to be hard for anyone to catch us now."
From Time Magazine Archive
A man who has just returned from Boston is "chortling" over a good joke on that correct and literary city.
From Good Stories from the Ladies' Home Journal by Various
