[verb], [noun] - (to give) a laugh showing pleasure and satisfaction, often at someone else's misfortuneThe boys chortled with glee/gleefully at the success of their trick. [I]He gave a chortle of pure delight when he realised he had won. [C]
CHORTLE
Meaning of CHORTLE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012