1
as in applauding
to declare enthusiastic approval of
that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be
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2
as in crying up
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer
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3
as in laughing
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
try not to crack up at your own punch lines—it's funnier if you keep a straight face
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Recent Examples of cracking up
The surprisingly funny duo kept social media fans cracking up, but after about a year, their relationship quietly ended.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
The height difference between the dogs left people cracking up.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Apa and Cline are both cracking up now as Apa drops one more bomb.
—EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
The height difference between the dogs left people cracking up.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Apa and Cline are both cracking up now as Apa drops one more bomb.
—EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cracking up
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The two men are surrounded by applauding officials while confetti falls in the background.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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Social media users joined in applauding her.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Darius is looking over from the sideline, laughing at me.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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There were several more pool pics of them together, some showed the couple laughing.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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This could be as small as your boss praising you in a meeting or as big as landing a new client.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Either way, fans have poured into the posts, praising the look of the new Professor Dumbledore.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Start by blowing up a few balloons, then cover it with glue using a brush, and wrap the yarn around it.—
Ellen Sturm Niz,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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Some people are like that; thick people blowing up the world.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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While the two are giggling and having fun together, Palmer gets honest about how tough parenthood can be.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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These religious Iranians are bad Iranians, presented here as blandly featureless aside from their obsession with controlling women, while Roya — with her giggling desire to meet Timothée Chalamet — is recognizably more western and therefore good.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ride-hailing services such as Uber are available in the area, but there are usually few drivers and service is limited.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Reviews for the new project have fallen all across the board, with some hailing it as peak Swift genius and others panning it altogether.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
7 Oct. 2025
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Moorish, 53, however, shared her excitement in a comment on her daughter’s post announcing the news.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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During a late September ceremony at the Johnson Space Center announcing the new class of NASA astronauts, Acting NASA Administrator and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy spoke about the competition for space dominance.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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The crowd Toronto killed with six early runs revived into a living, screaming organism, cheering the Blue Jays’ compiling collapse.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Luckily, this Prime Day (which takes place on October 7 and 8) there are a handful of screaming hot deals on everything from tents to sleeping bags to multitools and more.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Cracking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracking%20up. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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