as in chuckles
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
the humor may have been corny and obvious, but the audience responded with hearty hee-haws
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as in laughs
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
those hayseeds will hee-haw at even the dumbest jokes
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Noun
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There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.
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Even Saturday Night Live’s reigning king of smarm, Colin Jost, playing a henpecked husband, got some chuckles out of me.
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Clive Davis was the most humble man in the music business [laughs].
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Kylie laughs and throws another cupful.
Noun
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Admittedly, Carmy is not exactly a bucket of giggles in this episode, or, really, in any episode.
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These giggles evolved to best suit animals’ different social lives, said Brittany Florkiewicz, who studies animal communication at Lyon College and had no role in the new research.
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Pig screams were no different from our screams.
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Nothing screams summer like nautical stripes.
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In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.
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This show, which still prompts belly laughs from my daughter and me even after countless rewatches, meets and surpasses my mother’s bar.
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There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.
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The event also had free opportunities to take photos, get ice cream snickers and have earned a Super Bowl post card.
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