as in glee
a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter
as charming as your mutual mirth is, could you refrain from nudging each other and giggling during class?
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Recent Examples of mirth
While that occasion caused much mirth, neighbors in Washington were not pleased with the mass of masked marauders.
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Sometimes, though, Harris’s various shades of mirth simply add ironic merriment to proceedings that otherwise slog along.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2024
A lot of mirth comes from unexpectedly vulgar words erupting from ordinary dialogue or sweet melodies.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
Non-verbal facial expressions of glee and mirth while his opponent was throwing hyperbolic lie bombs.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Sometimes, though, Harris’s various shades of mirth simply add ironic merriment to proceedings that otherwise slog along.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2024
A lot of mirth comes from unexpectedly vulgar words erupting from ordinary dialogue or sweet melodies.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
Non-verbal facial expressions of glee and mirth while his opponent was throwing hyperbolic lie bombs.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for mirth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirth
Noun
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Randall cries at the tribute to his birth father and spontaneously dances with glee at no longer being the only male in the family.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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Sure, there had been shows that broke the fourth wall, but none did so with quite the same conspiratorial panache as Phoebe Waller-Bridge, delivering her straight-to-camera confessions with winking glee and singular wit.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Year of the Snake is underway with Lunar New Year festivities in Asia and around the world What is Lunar New Year and how is it celebrated?—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2025
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Music, a full bar and a multi-course feast are part of the fundraising festivities until 11 p.m. All money raised will go towards supporting the new Whiting-Robertsdale History Museum opening in 2025.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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The first loud cheer of the night set the tone for this intrepid reporter.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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Expand All If all goes well for the Chiefs, then the cheers that some players heard Sunday are just the beginning.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Mirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirth. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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