Laugh: express joy by making a sound, moving the face or body. She splashed water on Nick and we all began laughing. _______________________________ Chuckle: laugh quietly, because you are thinking
Laugh: express joy by making a sound, moving the face or body.
She splashed water on Nick and we all began laughing.
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Chuckle: laugh quietly, because you are thinking about something funny.
What are you chuckling about? I don't see anything funny.
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Giggle: laugh quietly and repeatedly because you are nervous or embarrassed.
He giggled nervously at me.
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Titter: laugh quietly, unkindly at something embarrassing.
After she ended the lecture, she heard someone tittering.
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Snigger (GB) / Snicker (US): laugh quietly, unkindly at something that is not supposed to be funny.
When the teacher tripped on the steps, the boys sniggered.
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Roar / howl / shriek with laughter: laugh very loudly.
It was such a good comedy that when it finished, he was still roaring with laughter.
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Chortle: give a loud chuckle of pleasure or amusement.
When I told her the joke, she started to chortle with delight.
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Cackle: laugh loudly in a high voice.
When I told her the joke, she started cackling and couldn't stop!
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Guffaw: laugh noisily.
They guffawed at what their baby had done.
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Jeer: laugh at somebody or shout unkind things at them.
The president was jeered by a crowd of protesters.
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Burst into laughter: suddenly start laughing.
The class burst into laughter.
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Smile: make one's mouth curve upwards, in order to be friendly or because one is happy.
As the boy left, he smiled at his mother and waved.
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Beam: smile very happily.
The mother looked at her son and beamed proudly.
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Grin: smile widely.
When she knew she had won the prize, she grinned broadly.
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Simper: smile in a silly and annoying way.
He simpered at the boys as he spoke.
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Smirk: smile in an unpleasant way, to show that you are pleased by somebody's bad luck.
The kids smirked when the teacher fell on the floor.
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Sneer: smile in an unkind way, showing no respect for somebody.
She sneered at his musical tastes.
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Related Idioms
Laugh your head off: (informal) laugh a lot and loudly.
He told us a joke after another, and we laughed our heads off!
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laugh in somebody's face: to behave in a way that shows no respect for others.
I told her my opinion and she just laughed in my face.
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be Laughing all the way to the bank: make a lot of money without making much effort.
somebody will be Laughing on the other side of your face: used to mean that although you are happy now, you will be in trouble later.
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Be laughed out of court (US): be rejected because people think it is completely stupid.
His idea was laughed out of court.
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Laugh up your sleeve: be secretly happy because you played a trick on somebody or you criticized somebody without him knowing.
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Laugh something off: pretend that something is less serious than it really is by Laughing about it.
The president laughed off rumors that he would resign.
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laugh like a drain: laugh heartily.
John liked my joke so much, he laughed like a drain
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Give somebody the giggles: make somebody start giggling.
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