as in laughter
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
humorous anecdotes that are likely to evoke lots of smiles but few belly laughs
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Just try your best to separate big belly laughs from bites of food, and save the call to mom for when you’re entirely finished eating.
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Julia Sullivan, SELF, 9 July 2024
Harris asks, surrendering to one of her famous belly laughs.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
Every embrace at a funeral, belly laugh on Thanksgiving Eve, hand on my waist and kiss on the cheek.
—Clare French, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
The Savage Detectives, Roberto Bolaño (1998) $13 Buy at Amazon
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Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Over its 169 episodes, there are already enough belly laughs to leave you sore.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
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Julia Sullivan, SELF, 9 July 2024
Harris asks, surrendering to one of her famous belly laughs.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024
Every embrace at a funeral, belly laugh on Thanksgiving Eve, hand on my waist and kiss on the cheek.
—Clare French, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
The Savage Detectives, Roberto Bolaño (1998) $13 Buy at Amazon
$19 at Bookshop
Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Over its 169 episodes, there are already enough belly laughs to leave you sore.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for belly laugh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly laugh
Noun
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No doubt my movements were observed with raucous laughter.Natasha Gural, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Novak asked after the laughter died down (this happened a lot).Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Teigen yelled in between giggles about her husband’s yellow sweater, white button-down shirt and blue pants.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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There was not one utterance of a laugh or a giggle.EW.com, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Noun
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By actively engaging in speech and listening for a response, Archie is not only finding a way to make his friends and family laugh, but also boosting his neural processing capacities.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Both versions delivered a skillful cocktail of laughs and scares without true paranormal activity.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Could anyone utter these lofty words today without courting a chorus of snickers, a social-media immolation?George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sugar might have caught its share of snickers when its big plot twist was revealed, but Colin Farrell is a huge movie star who carried that show, and that should be enough to give him the edge.Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 July 2024
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“Belly laugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20laugh. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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