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laughter

US /ˈlæftɚ/

noun Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

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 laughter
    to sound of laughter, meaning to appear in a certain way
  • Medium burst into laughter
    to burst into laughter, meaning to come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
  • Hard provoke laughter among colleagues
    to provoke laughter among colleagues, meaning to call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • Very Hard peals of infectious laughter
    to peals of infectious laughter, meaning to ring recurrently

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.