laughternoun [ U ]
uk/ˈlɑːf.tər/us/ˈlæf.tɚ/the act or sound of laughing:
She roared with laughter (= laughed very loudly).
As we approached the hall we could hear the sound of laughter.
More examples
- We were howling with laughter.
- We shrieked with laughter when we realized how stupid we'd been.
- His stories had them in fits of laughter.
- Raucous laughter came from the next room.
- We nearly split our sides with laughter watching Paul trying to get the dog into the bicycle basket.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Laughing and smiling
- amused
- be all smiles idiom
- be in convulsions idiom
- be rolling in the aisles idiom
- be wreathed in smiles idiom
- beam
- bust
- gale
- gales of laughter idiom
- giggle
- giggler
- giggly
- grin
- simper
- smile
- smiley
- smiling
- smilingly
- smirk
- stitch
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Idiom(s)
laughter is the best medicine