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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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Among his cronies, of course, he'll be hailed as the man who sorted out his wife's nonsense in double-quick time, while her mates are having a quiet chortle.
You ought to grovel after 'affair' blunder! by Birmingham Mail (England)
People may chortle when the term 'parenting skills' is mentioned, but anyone who has brought up a child knows it takes considerable time, patience and skill.
Sent home from class; COMMENT by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Francophiles will chortle with delight, and no doubt nostalgia, as they study the Hobbsian drawings that are equally French in flavour.
Hobbs, Leigh: Mr Chicken goes to Paris (Monsieur Poulet va a Paris) by Saxby, Maurice / Reading Time
 
 
 
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