as in chuckle
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
the nervous producers were reassured by the sounds of laughter coming from the theater
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Recent Examples of laughter
Farrell said to more laughter from the crowd.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
His legacy and laughter will be carried on through his family.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Sometimes the living room was converted from a study to a meeting room, and silence gave way to conversation, spirited debate, and laughter.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The evening fades into dawn as Fifth Avenue shimmers in the early light, while a guest strolls home to the faint echo of laughter.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
His legacy and laughter will be carried on through his family.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Sometimes the living room was converted from a study to a meeting room, and silence gave way to conversation, spirited debate, and laughter.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The evening fades into dawn as Fifth Avenue shimmers in the early light, while a guest strolls home to the faint echo of laughter.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for laughter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughter
Noun
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Sending up the no-stakes frivolity of progressive Reform Judaism, characters played by Seth Rogen and Kate Berlant get some insight-free chuckles.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Bush are flops that remain well worth a chuckle.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Nash had an unorthodox solution to Goldberg’s giggles.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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The movie has a brief mocking glimpse of MTV, just for a cheap laugh, when Springsteen is flipping channels between Badlands reruns.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Come to see Stone get her head shaved, stay for big laughs, darkly incisive commentary, and incredible performances from Stone, Plemons, and newcomer Aidan Delbis in this absurdist black comedy.—
EW Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Early never makes fun of Maddie, never lets the audience snicker at the screen.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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The carnage leads to a sigh of an epilogue that seems, without giving anything away, like a curious letdown, a cruel little snicker from Aster that doesn’t entirely satisfy.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 July 2025
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“Laughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughter. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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