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Etymologies
- Blend of chuckle and snort.
Examples
“When Elizabeth 'chortles' in that fashion you may be sure there's mischief in her mind," Felix remarked, eyeing me severely.”
“Derek Hatton continues to defend the rights of contextually scouse workers, then," chortles Devin Till of the entry at 4. 51pm.”
The Guardian: Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool - as it happened!
“He sucks in his cheeks and chortles with the glee of a guy who just found a twenty on the sidewalk.”
The Huffington Post: Ann Landi: Dating After Divorce: Geezer Dates
“He softly tastes the words, chortles, "Thank you.”
Forbes: Bollywood's Shammi Kapoor Reflects On Life And Death
“The Huffington Post noted the references as well as more "jokes" in the same vein (including a video of Cooper's jape, over which David Gergen cluelessly chortles).”
“Ross Douthat chortles now that that Democrats are in power, they actually have to run things instead of having to bollix things up for the Republicans.”
“So Ashley falls apart - again," Seabiscuit chortles.”
The Washington Post: 'American Idol' 2011 rolls on through Hollywood Week
“Disbelieving chortles over forecasts of an abrupt change will die away as temperatures fall sharply from the pleasantly unseasonal 18.6C 65.4F reached on Sunday in Southampton and the Royal Horticultural Society's gardens at Wisley, Surrey.”
“Actually," Hearn chortles, "the English bloke who owns the Hard Rock Cafe in Vegas called and said, 'What about bringing your boys to my hotel?”
The Guardian: Barry Hearn: Apart from Leyton Orient, everything is turning a profit
“Somewhere amidst the splashing, Steve chortles and tosses another "Ma armastan sind" to Ilona, who arches her long bare torso and tosses it back.”
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