English > express joy: 1 sense > verb 1, bodyMeaning | produce laughter. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
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Synonyms | laugh, express mirth |
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Narrower | bellylaugh | laugh a deep, hearty laugh |
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bray | laugh loudly and harshly |
break up, crack up | laugh unrestrainedly |
cachinnate | laugh loudly and in an unrestrained way |
cackle | emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing |
chuckle, chortle, laugh softly | laugh quietly or with restraint |
convulse | Be overcome with laughter |
giggle, titter | laugh nervously |
guffaw, laugh loudly | laugh boisterously |
roar, howl | laugh unrestrainedly and heartily |
snicker, snigger | laugh quietly |
Broader | express emotion, express feelings | Give verbal / verbal / verbal or other expression to one's feelings |
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Opposite | cry, weep | shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain |
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Spanish | reír |
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Catalan | riure |
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