English > laughter: 2 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | The sound of laughing. |
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| Synonym | laugh |
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| Narrower | cachinnation | Loud convulsive laughter |
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| cackle | A loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle |
| chortle, chuckle | A soft partly suppressed laugh |
| giggle | A foolish or nervous laugh |
| guffaw, belly laugh | A burst of deep loud hearty laughter |
| hee-haw, horselaugh, ha-ha, haw-haw | A loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing |
| snicker, snort, snigger | A disrespectful laugh |
| titter | A nervous restrained laugh |
| Broader | utterance, vocalization | The use of uttered sounds for auditory communication |
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| Spanish | risa, risas |
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| Catalan | rialla, riure |
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