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(v)
(intransitive) To laugh with a chortle or chortles.
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laugh quietly or with restraint
(n)
A stifled or broken laugh.
To laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or restrained way, as from nervousness or poorly-suppressed amusement.
(chiefly UK, Ireland) A partly suppressed or broken laugh.
A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.
To laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner.
A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
(intransitive) To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often.
The cry of an owl.
The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
Alternative spelling of tee hee. [To utter tee hee; to make a high-pitched laugh; to titter.]
(intransitive) To laugh boisterously.
A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
(intransitive) Of a thing: to forcefully emit something, especially in small drops or particles.
(uncountable) The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.
Alternative form of belly laugh. [A deep, hearty laugh]
(countable) The cry of an ass or donkey.
Alternative form of ha-ha (“to laugh”). [To laugh.]
(rare) A chuckle; a snicker.
A suppressed laugh
A suppressed laugh or underlaugh, especially in church or a solemn setting.
The act of giving a chortle.
A soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.
(dialect) Suppressed or sly laughter; snigger.
A deep, hearty laugh
A laugh, especially a loud or hearty one.
(cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
A laugh.
(transitive) To tinkle or cause to tinkle; to produce a continued chinking sound with.
A sound that cackles.
A state of giggling; laughter.
The act of one who snickers.
Obsolete spelling of laughter. [The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.]
The act of one who sniggers.
A loud, coarse laugh.
(UK, dialectal) A hectoring or scolding
boisterous laughter
(idiomatic) A funny thing or person.
(dated, rare) A comedy show.
A grunting sound.
Loud, convulsive laughter.
(countable) A braying laugh.
A noisy puffing sound.
A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
(chiefly humorous) Alternative spelling of laugh. [An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.]
To titter, snicker
The act of producing giggles; high-pitched laughter
Suppressed laughter or laughing
(informal) Something very funny; a comedy session or period of great amusement.
(uncountable) Something disgusting.
(slang) To give a hearty laugh that is punctuated by a snort on the inhale.
A loud, boisterous laugh.
The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.
A noise that chatters.
A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.
(US, slang) The perineum; the area between the anus and genitals.
A customary laughing matter amongst a group of people.
A very amusing person or thing; that which causes great hilarity.
(slang, dated) A chicken's egg.
(with the) An attack of uncontrolled giggling.
A silence, especially after some noise
A large gulp of drink.
A little chirp.
A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
(Canada, US) Snow that is dirty, often seen by the side of roads and parking lots that have been plowed.
horselaugh
(slang) A chicken's egg.
The material used to fill the spaces between logs in a log house; caulking.
Grumbling; complaining.
A gurgling sound.
A repeated short, low vocal sound made by guinea pigs, thought to express interest or curiosity.
The sound of a cheep.
(humorous) The chin (jawline below the mouth).
A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
A chatterbox.
A surly complaint.
(informal) Synonym of laughathon.
The sound of a chitter.
A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
(adj)
Amusing; humorous; comical.
A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.
Talk about trivial or nonsensical matters; inconsequential or incessant conversation.
A series of chirps, clicks or clucks.
laughter, amusement
A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
A breathy noise; a snuffle
(ornithology) To make a kackle while jerking the head, signalling appeasement.
One who laughs.
Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
One who titters, or giggles furtively.
A low vocal sound made by some birds.
A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
Uncontrollable laughter or giggling that occurs inappropriately in an inappropriate place and time, as when in church.