chortling

present participle of chortle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chortling Against all of this allegedly heady stuff, the score—by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross—intentionally jars us from encroaching drowsiness with chortling woodwinds and shardlike piano chords that are the aural equivalent of jagged Plexiglass off-cuts. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chortling
Verb
  • Xi was also pictured laughing with Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in China.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
  • One of the producers actually fell off his chair laughing.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The dogs react excitedly, their noses pushed against the glass and their tails wagging furiously, as their owner can be heard giggling behind the camera.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The singer also added clips of the women giggling with each other over meals at the villa and out for dinner at restaurants.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • So Cali sucked her teeth, chuckling.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Forbes walked away chuckling to himself.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Cherry breaks a Champagne flute on her own head and runs out of the gallery, screaming that Laura attacked her.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Danielle recounted hearing screaming and people running in the chaotic aftermath of the shooting.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Chortling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chortling. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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