as in chuckle
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
the nervous producers were reassured by the sounds of laughter coming from the theater
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Recent Examples of laughter
Their squeals and laughter echoed against the mountains.
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Nathan Rousseau Smith, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
Or how a single moment of frustration with your partner lingers longer than an entire day of shared laughter?
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
But to last 1,000 shows is a true testament to what the world really needs right now, which is love, laughter and light.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Death Takes Me, instead, suggests that personal grief and political anger can find expression, too, through ambiguity and irony—and even laughter.
—Nicolás Medina Mora, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
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Nathan Rousseau Smith, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
Or how a single moment of frustration with your partner lingers longer than an entire day of shared laughter?
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
But to last 1,000 shows is a true testament to what the world really needs right now, which is love, laughter and light.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Death Takes Me, instead, suggests that personal grief and political anger can find expression, too, through ambiguity and irony—and even laughter.
—Nicolás Medina Mora, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughter
Noun
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But according to Scott poking fun at ourselves can accomplish much more than a few giggles.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
19 Mar. 2025
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King Charles, 76, excelled at the task and even got the giggles when Khan praised his date-packing abilities.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In a bit role, Morgan McGhee delivers big laughs with her loopy take as a newscaster.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Good, The Bad & The Rugby podcast co-host was spotted sharing a laugh with his daughter Mia and his niece Savannah Phillips on Christmas at Sandringham in December 2024, joining the royals for church on the holiday.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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League sources stifle their snickers in public while privately marveling at the owner’s ceaseless stupidity. 3.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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So he must be placed in the Apparition section, next to ghosts like John Barron, sharing a snicker with Ivana.—
Greg Marotta,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Laughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughter. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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