laughter

US: /ˈɫæftɝ/
UK: /lˈɑːftɐ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


laughter /'lɑ:ftə/
  • danh từ
    • sự cười, tiếng cười
      • to burst (break) into laughter: cười phá lên
      • to split one's sider with laughter: cười vỡ bụng
    • peals of laughter
      • tràng cười rền
    • to be convulsed (shake, rock) with laughter: cười thắt ruột

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
[U] the act or sound of laughing: to roar with laughter + tears / gales / peals / shrieks of laughter + to burst / dissolve into laughter + a house full of laughter (= with a happy atmosphere) + He gave a snort of derisive laughter.

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
laughing, tittering, giggling, sniggering, snickering, chuckling, chortling, guffawing:
Children's laughter filled the air.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

helpless, hysterical, loud, raucous, wild
I heard sounds of raucous laughter upstairs.
| delighted, happy | infectious
Her infectious laughter had everyone smiling.
| nervous | silent, suppressed
She was bent over with suppressed laughter.
| derisive, mocking

QUANT.

bellow, hoot, howl, roar, shriek, snort
He gave a sudden bellow of laughter.
| fit
Everyone dissolved into fits of laughter when they saw my haircut.
| gale, peal, ripple
His suggestion was greeted with peals of laughter. A ripple of laughter ran round the room.

VERB + LAUGHTER

burst into, dissolve into/with, explode with | bellow with, cackle with, hoot with, howl with, roar with, scream with, shriek with, snort with, whoop with, yell with | rock with, shake with


Concise English dictionary


laughters'læftə(r) /'lɑː-
noun
+the sound of laughing
+the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn