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| amuse |
to cause to smile or laugh. [1/2 definitions] |
| belly laugh |
(informal) a deep hearty laugh. [1/2 definitions] |
| cachinnate |
to laugh very loudly or excessively. |
| cackle |
to laugh or speak with such a sound. [2/5 definitions] |
| chuckle |
to laugh softly or in a half-suppressed manner. [2/3 definitions] |
| fleer1 |
to sneer, snicker, or laugh mockingly; mock. [2 definitions] |
| giggle |
to laugh in a lighthearted, silly, or nervous way with short, convulsive sounds. [2 definitions] |
| heehaw |
a noisy, silly laugh. [1/3 definitions] |
| horselaugh |
a loud, raucous, or coarse laugh, usu. derisive; guffaw. |
| howl |
(informal) to laugh loudly and exuberantly. [2/8 definitions] |
| jest |
to laugh at or mock. [1/6 definitions] |
| laughing |
that laughs or tends to laugh. [1/3 definitions] |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. [1/2 definitions] |
| ridicule |
to make fun of or laugh at, esp. unkindly or contemptuously; mock; deride. [1/2 definitions] |
| risibility |
(often pl.) the ability or tendency to laugh or to see the humorous absurdity in something. |
| risible |
able or inclined to laugh. [1/2 definitions] |
| roar |
to laugh loudly. [1/8 definitions] |
| scream |
to laugh hysterically or uncontrollably. [1/6 definitions] |
| snicker |
to laugh in a sly, partly suppressed way. [2/3 definitions] |
| straight face |
a facial expression showing no emotion, esp. one concealing a desire to laugh. |
| tee-hee |
the sound of a giggle, snicker, or other light laugh. [1/2 definitions] |
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