laughter

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/ˈlɑːftə/

noun 3name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

helpless, hysterical, loud, raucous, wild

The children's wild laughter echoed through the playground as they chased each other around.

delighted, happy

infectious

The infectious laughter from the children's room spread through the whole house.

nervous

silent, suppressed

The children's silent laughter filled the classroom as they tried not to disturb the teacher.

derisive, mocking

QUANT

bellow, hoot, howl, roar, shriek, snort

The children howled with laughter when the clown tripped over his oversized shoes.

fit

The children couldn't control their fits of laughter during the silly magic show.

gale, peal, ripple

When the comedian told the joke, a gale of laughter erupted from the entire audience.

VERB + LAUGHTER

burst into, dissolve into/with, explode with | bellow with, cackle with, hoot with, howl with, roar with, scream with, shriek with, snort with, whoop with, yell with | rock with, shake with

Definitions

noun

The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.

Their loud laughter betrayed their presence.

There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town.

A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorou

The act of laughter, which is caused by a sweet contraction of the muscles of the face, and a pleasant agitation of the vocal organs, is not merely, or totally within the jurisdiction of ourselves.

Archly the maiden smiled, and with eyes overrunning with laughter.

A reason for merriment.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the sound of laughing

laugh

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

laughter is the best medicine

Laughing will improve one's mood or temperament.

Example Bank

Their loud laughter betrayed their presence.

Wiktionary

There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town.

Wiktionary

The act of laughter, which is caused by a sweet contraction of the muscles of the face, and a pleasant agitation of the vocal organs, is not merely, or totally within the jurisdiction of ourselves.

Wiktionary

We roared with laughter.

Tatoeba · #22823

All at once the bride burst into laughter.

Tatoeba · #23734

Everybody burst into laughter.

Tatoeba · #32093

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, laughter is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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