laughter
US /ˈlæftɚ/
Definition
the sound of laughing
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Laughter filled the room when the manager told the story.
Synonyms
- chucklea soft partly suppressed laugh
- gigglinglaugh nervously
Collocations
- Easy sound of laughterto sound of laughter, meaning to appear in a certain way
- Medium burst into laughterto burst into laughter, meaning to come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
- Hard provoke laughter among colleaguesto provoke laughter among colleagues, meaning to call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- Very Hard peals of infectious laughterto peals of infectious laughter, meaning to ring recurrently
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.