chortle about

chortle about (someone or something)

To laugh about someone or something. I was still chortling about that scene in the movie the next day.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

chortle about someone or something

 and chortle over someone or something
to chuckle or giggle about someone or something funny. I was chortling about Elaine's silly puppy for a long time. Elaine chortled about me and my dislike for cats.
See also: chortle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • chortle about (someone or something)
  • chortle over (something)
  • chortle
  • chuckle over (someone or something)
  • do someone or something justice
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • run someone out of town
  • save someone's skin
  • other than (something)
References in periodicals archive
Today, we can still chortle about its blatant bribery of officialdom and its references to government training schemes and horrible hospital food.