chortle
verb (used without object)
to chuckle gleefully.
was chortling
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past progressiveof chortle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Soon enough, I was chortling right alongside him.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2023
About all you need to know is that Tim Eyman was chortling about the result.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2017
She laughed like she was chortling at the clouds and walked away.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
“It’s all right, come back to the window quickly,” Katherine was chortling, “it’s—just great.”
From Peggy Parsons at Prep School by Annabel Sharp
"Say, do you know," she was chortling, "the way you do get off that Willie boy sort of talk—oh!"
From The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott
