Shaver kicked The Hopper in the stomach and emitted a chortle expressive of unshakable confidence in The Hopper's ability to restore him to his lawful owners.
"A Reversible Santa Claus"
Meredith Nicholson
Now and then I managed to coax forth a gaseous chortle or two.
"The River and I"
John G. Neihardt
The convention on the landing understood every chortle in a truly marvellous way.
"The River and I"
John G. Neihardt