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
The story brings together these opposites in an endearing tale of love and laughter, with unexpected twists and heartfelt moments woven throughout their journey.
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
At times, the family’s border chatter turns into laughter and jokes about one another.
—Abel Alvarado, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Gasps of prolonged laughter followed at a time when few people were laughing at all.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
The love, the glitches, the sweat, the tears, the laughter and, and, and.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
At times, the family’s border chatter turns into laughter and jokes about one another.
—Abel Alvarado, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Gasps of prolonged laughter followed at a time when few people were laughing at all.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
The love, the glitches, the sweat, the tears, the laughter and, and, and.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughter
Noun
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People really get a good giggle out of it, so that’s good.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Both scholars judged the Bible a fraud and hatched a plan to disprove it-just for giggles.—
Dan Miller,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The middle-school laughs made Isaiah Stewart feel uneasy.—
Hunter Patterson,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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The biggest laughs were earned by Murphy, who did an impression of Morgan, while Morgan played a man named Darius and Jones played a woman named Shanice.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
17 Feb. 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 28 Feb. 2025.
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