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
  • While you guys had staff inside laughing, pointing and even flicking off the crowd outside.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Earlier this week, however, Swizz shared a video of the couple smiling, laughing and dancing together to Instagram.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Witnesses can be heard giggling as federal agents give chase, the viral video showed.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Forbes walked away chuckling to himself.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • A couple climbed through a sunroof to rescue a 22-month-old screaming child left alone in a hot car, Massachusetts police said.
    Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Kristen raced to the school and found a cop waiting for her as well as firetrucks and an ambulance, where her son was inside screaming.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Chortling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chortling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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