CHORTLED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

chortled

verb

past tense of chortle

as in laughed

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound audiences might chortle gently during the movie's amusing bits, but there are few knee-slappers

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In response, the actress simply laughed and turned to walk away with a friend who accompanied her.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Many researchers laughed at the programs’ sometimes embarrassing errors and doubted the models’ utility.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of laughed

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Brandy and Goldberg smiled and giggled throughout the entire show, full of joy as the models twirled and commanded the runway in pieces ranging from cocktail dresses to red carpet-worthy gowns.

— Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
The dynamic duo giggled and hugged as curious onlookers took out their iPhones and started snapping away.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of giggled

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When reporters shouted questions about the bombshell conversation, the future king at the time simply chuckled, remained silent and carried on walking.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
As the media huddled around his locker in Wrigley Field’s underground home clubhouse, Crow-Armstrong raised his eyes, chuckled and shook his head at the totality of the scene.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of chuckled

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The teen screamed and sat up, CPW said, and the bear then ran to the foot of her bed.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Interviewees describe hacking little girls’ phones to see when their fathers came home and then bombing their houses, listening while the people on the line screamed and pleaded for help, while mothers cried over their burning daughters.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

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