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
Colbert himself is on the verge of laughter or confusion throughout her appearance.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 July 2025
Not with the violence of waves, but with the lull of porch laughter, with voices passed down from one veranda to the next.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 July 2025
Downtown Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tennessee Walking Gatlinburg’s Downtown Parkway is a full-body sensory experience: sweet smells, bright colors, and the soundtrack of bluegrass, rushing water, and laughter.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
Where once there were lawsuits and silence, there is now muscle memory, laughter, a chord progression rediscovered over coffee.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 July 2025
Not with the violence of waves, but with the lull of porch laughter, with voices passed down from one veranda to the next.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 July 2025
Downtown Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tennessee Walking Gatlinburg’s Downtown Parkway is a full-body sensory experience: sweet smells, bright colors, and the soundtrack of bluegrass, rushing water, and laughter.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
Where once there were lawsuits and silence, there is now muscle memory, laughter, a chord progression rediscovered over coffee.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughter
Noun
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After the initial squeals and giggles, Taylor Swift fans immediately got to work, combing all seven photos of Swift for outfit details and clues about their relationship status.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 July 2025
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Soon, there will be crying; there will be nursing and burping and spitting up and fussing and playing and giggles and bath time and trying to get this damn baby to sleep through the night.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Watch the scene where the three men stop at a bar in D.C. Meadows laughs for the first time — a shy, honest laugh.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
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Nixon’s spirit drew appreciative laughs from the crowd throughout the competition.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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The carnage leads to a sigh of an epilogue that seems, without giving anything away, like a curious letdown, a cruel little snicker from Aster that doesn’t entirely satisfy.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 July 2025
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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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“Laughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughter. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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