- gales of laughter
- sudden, loud happy sounds made by people when they are very amused.
I heard gales of laughter coming from the conference room.
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gales of laughter
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laughter — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, amusement, belly laugh, boff, boffola, burst of laughter, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chortling, chuckle, convulsion, crow, fit of laughter, frivolity, fun, gales of laughter, giggle, glee,… … Moby Thesaurus
laughter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. laughing, guffaw, snicker, giggle, titter, chuckle. See rejoicing. Ant., tears, crying. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. chortling, chuckling, guffawing, tittering, giggling, shouting, roaring, crowing,… … English dictionary for students
laughter — laugh|ter [ˈla:ftə US ˈlæftər] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: hleahtor] when people laugh, or the sound of people laughing ▪ Foster joined in the laughter. ▪ He looked shocked, then burst into laughter (=started laughing) . roar/scream/shriek with … Dictionary of contemporary English
gales — geɪl n. tempest, strong wind; sudden outburst; wave, fit (i.e. of laughter) … English contemporary dictionary
gale(s) of laughter — idiom the sound of people laughing very loudly • His speech was greeted with gales of laughter. Main entry: ↑galeidiom … Useful english dictionary
gale — [[t]ge͟ɪl[/t]] gales 1) N COUNT A gale is a very strong wind. ...forecasts of fierce gales over the next few days. 2) N COUNT: N of n You can refer to the loud noise made by a lot of people all laughing at the same time as a gale of laughter or… … English dictionary
cackle — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, babble, babblement, bark, bavardage, bawl, be in stitches, belch, bellow, belly laugh, bibble babble, blab, blabber, blah blah, blare, blat, blather, blether, blethers, blubber, boff, boffola, boom,… … Moby Thesaurus
chortle — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, be in stitches, belly laugh, boff, boffola, break up, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, chuckle … Moby Thesaurus
chuckle — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, be in stitches, belly laugh, boff, boffola, break up, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, cachinnate, cachinnation, cackle, chortle … Moby Thesaurus
crow — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, aphonia, artificial voice, bar, bark, bawl, be in stitches, beam, bellow, belly laugh, blare, blat, blow, blubber, bluster, boff, boffola, boom, brag, bray, break up, breathe, broken speech, broken… … Moby Thesaurus
