LAUGHTER Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word laughter. (close relations)
laughing
Best Alternative Words for LAUGHTER
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guffaw | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a burst of deep loud hearty laughter verb • laugh boisterously | ||||||||
mirth | nounn | |||||||
noun • great merriment | ||||||||
cackling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the sound made by a hen after laying an egg • noisy talk • a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle verb • talk or utter in a cackling manner • squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens • make a noise characteristic of a goose • emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing | ||||||||
chortling | verbv | |||||||
noun • a soft partly suppressed laugh verb • laugh quietly or with restraint | ||||||||
chuckling | verbv | |||||||
noun • a soft partly suppressed laugh verb • laugh quietly or with restraint | ||||||||
giggling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a foolish or nervous laugh verb • laugh nervously | ||||||||
snickering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a disrespectful laugh verb • laugh quietly | ||||||||
sniggering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a disrespectful laugh verb • laugh quietly | ||||||||
laugh | verbv | |||||||
noun • the sound of laughing • a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing • a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter verb • produce laughter |