All laugh synonyms
laugh
L l verb laugh
- giggle β to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
- snicker β to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
- chuckle β When you chuckle, you laugh quietly.
- whoop β a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
- roar β a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
- grin β to smile broadly, especially as an indication of pleasure, amusement, or the like.
- shriek β a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
- scream β to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry.
- howl β to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
- snort β (of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound: The spirited horse snorted and shied at the train.
- guffaw β a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter.
- burst β If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
- chortle β To chortle means to laugh in a way that shows you are very pleased.
- crow β A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
- fracture β the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- cachinnate β to laugh loudly
- titter β to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way, as from nervousness or in ill-suppressed amusement.
- convulsed β to shake violently; agitate.
- hoot β to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.
- cackle β If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
- double up β twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- snigger β If someone sniggers, they laugh quietly in a disrespectful way, for example at something rude or unkind.
- fall about β If you say that people are falling about, you mean that they are laughing a lot about something.
- happiness β the quality or state of being happy.
- break up β When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
- crack up β If someone cracks up, they are under such a lot of emotional strain that they become mentally ill.
- split one's sides β to laugh very heartily
noun laugh
- fun β something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- joke β something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- teasing β to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- game β an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- prank β a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
- lark β a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.