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chortle

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chortle about someone or something and chortle over someone or something
to chuckle or giggle about someone or something funny. I was chortling about Elaine's silly puppy for a long time. Elaine chortled about me and my dislike for cats.

chuckle with something and chortle with something

to giggle in some manner because one is gleeful or happy. He chuckled with unsuppressed mirth at the antics of the strangely dressed people. Sally chortled with glee at the thought of Ken slipping on the ice.
See also: chuckle


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A hearty guffaw, a long-winded chortle, and the release of that gas bubble that gave you insomnia last night are waiting for you on the reading of Coffin To Fakie.
Sometimes, it's minor stuff, like listening to a sexist/racist jerk at the country club telling jokes that he wouldn't be able to tell anywhere else -- and then finding yourself having to chortle at his obscenities because, after all, he's your boss' best friend.
Many a tense negotiation was eased by his infectious chortle, always deployed in timely fashion.
 
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