cachinnation

as in laughter
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement during the quiet scenes of the movie we could hear occasional eruptions of cachinnation from the adjacent theater

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Noun
  • Beverly hops joyfully across the couple’s farm with her sister Billie—also adopted from Northwest Dog Project—and brings laughter to her family every day with her quirky personality.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In an instant, the ordinary rhythms of their lives — laughter, errands, the hum of home — were shattered.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bush are flops that remain well worth a chuckle.
    Will Leitch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • LaKeith Stanfield is an easy standout as Parker’s best friend Grofield, a passionate actor who moonlights as a criminal to fund his dead-end theater company — some of the movie’s heartiest chuckles come from the joy Grofield takes in getting to ham things up as part of the heist.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To her credit, Shannon shakes off the incipient paranoia and goes hard into the giggles at anything and everyone at the table.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • After Khloé made her mom admit what was going on, Kris broke into giggles.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Newlyweds Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco made their first appearance as a married couple at the event — sneaking off right after taking their carpet photos — while Demi Moore and Lucy Liu shared some laughs on the photo line, and Scorsese and Ben Stiller each brought their daughters as dates.
    Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Its interconnected tales, which evoke campfire stories and urban legends, wring morbid laughs and genuine scares in much the same fashion as Tales From the Crypt.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Cachinnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cachinnation. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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