chortled
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His small crowd chortled and ate it up.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Last night, they visited the nest perched high up in a Jeffrey pine tree and chortled together, “which was good to see,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
“I mean it is,” Ms Barrymore said, and they chortled.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2021
Right now, the general feeling toward Pence among Trump allies is sympathy, said one Republican in frequent touch with the White House, who chortled and said, “Poor guy.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2021
Nearly Headless Nick chortled so much that his ruff slipped and his head flopped off, dangling on the inch or so of ghostly skin and muscle that still attached it to his neck.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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