HORSELAUGHS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

horselaughs

noun

plural of horselaugh

as in chuckles

an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement even in a crowded auditorium you wouldn't have trouble picking out his earsplitting horselaugh

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Noun

The risk, though, with horror-comedy—with dinging from chuckles to shrieks and back again—is always an evacuated center.

— James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

Definition of chuckles

Noun

Us Weekly reported the couples were all smiles, laughs, and chats.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 18 July 2026
There are genuine laughs sprinkled in but too many elements land with a thud — including an excessive amount of comedic gore that grows tiresome and a mailman/narrator gag that just isn’t funny.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of laughs

Noun

In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.

— Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
This show, which still prompts belly laughs from my daughter and me even after countless rewatches, meets and surpasses my mother’s bar.

— Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026

Definition of belly laughs

Noun

There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.

— Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The event also had free opportunities to take photos, get ice cream snickers and have earned a Super Bowl post card.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated February 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of snickers

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