fit of laughter
noun phrase
: a sudden occurrence of laughing very much
He broke into a fit of laughter.
The joke sent the audience into fits of laughter.
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In Kitchen's video of the monkeys, the moment sent her into a fit of laughter, especially when one of the creatures landed pretty close to her kayak.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Whatever Richard said certainly tickled Homer as the 24-year-old was pictured in a fit of laughter as the two attended the red carpet premiere of The Agency.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The strangeness heightens as one of the staff members tries to staunch an incessant nosebleed mid-conversation and when Elisabeth launches into an almost 10-minute fit of laughter.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
And her explanation for the man on the other side of the room who had collapsed to his hands and knees in a fit of laughter?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
Flea asked on the latest episode of the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, sending Harrelson into a fit of laughter.
—EW.com, 7 Aug. 2024
For the most part, Wilson gets the timing of the hand gestures right but seems a little unsure before giving up in a fit of laughter.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024
Sensing a plot, Ivan has a spasm and breaks into a fit of laughter, a sound associated in the novel with the Devil.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
Iman and Alexa Chung could be spotted on the striped couches sipping Cosmopolitans, heads thrown back in a fit of laughter.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 May 2023
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Whatever Richard said certainly tickled Homer as the 24-year-old was pictured in a fit of laughter as the two attended the red carpet premiere of The Agency.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The strangeness heightens as one of the staff members tries to staunch an incessant nosebleed mid-conversation and when Elisabeth launches into an almost 10-minute fit of laughter.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
And her explanation for the man on the other side of the room who had collapsed to his hands and knees in a fit of laughter?
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
Flea asked on the latest episode of the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, sending Harrelson into a fit of laughter.
—EW.com, 7 Aug. 2024
For the most part, Wilson gets the timing of the hand gestures right but seems a little unsure before giving up in a fit of laughter.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024
Sensing a plot, Ivan has a spasm and breaks into a fit of laughter, a sound associated in the novel with the Devil.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
Iman and Alexa Chung could be spotted on the striped couches sipping Cosmopolitans, heads thrown back in a fit of laughter.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 May 2023
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“Fit of laughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fit%20of%20laughter. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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