1. laughs in a gleeful or satisfied way

1. gleeful or satisfied laughs

Examples

• She chortles with delight when she sees the surprise.
• The comedian’s joke made the audience chortle loudly.
• He chortles to himself while reading the funny comic strip.
• The baby chortles happily in her high chair.
• His chortles filled the room during the amusing movie.
• The children’s chortles echoed through the playground.
• She couldn’t suppress her chortles during the silly performance.