laugh quietly (verb)

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• laugh softly — verb laugh quietly or with restraint (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑chuckle, ↑chortle • Derivationally related forms: ↑chortle (for: ↑chortle), ↑chuckle ( …   Useful english dictionary

• laugh — I UK [lɑːf] / US [læf] verb [intransitive] Word forms laugh : present tense I/you/we/they laugh he/she/it laughs present participle laughing past tense laughed past participle laughed *** Other ways of saying laugh: giggle to laugh in a nervous… …   English dictionary

• laugh*/*/*/ — [lɑːf] verb I 1) to make the noise with your voice that shows that you think that something is funny We talked and laughed late into the night.[/ex] The audience didn t laugh at his jokes.[/ex] They were still laughing about the experience years… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• laugh — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sound/act of laughing ADJECTIVE ▪ loud ▪ light, little, short, slight, small, soft ▪ deep …   Collocations dictionary

• chuckle — verb laugh quietly or inwardly. noun a quiet or suppressed laugh. Derivatives chuckler noun Origin C16: from chuck meaning to cluck in ME …   English new terms dictionary

• giggled, giggling — verb (I) to laugh quietly and often like a child, because something is funny, or because you are nervous or embarrassed: If you can t stop giggling you ll have to leave the classroom. giggly adjective 2 noun 1 (C) a quiet, repeated laugh: She… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• chuckle — verb (I) to laugh quietly: What are you chuckling about? chuckle noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• snicker — verb (I) AmE to laugh quietly, and often unkindly, at something which is not supposed to be funny; snigger BrE snicker noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• snigger — verb (I) BrE to laugh quietly, and often unkindly, at something which is not supposed to be funny; snicker AmE (+ at): What are you sniggering at? This is a serious poem. snigger noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• titter — verb (I) to laugh quietly in a high voice, especially because you are nervous: At the word breast some of the class tittered. titter noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• chuckle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. & n. chortle, cluck, snicker, cackle. See rejoicing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. chortle, laugh, giggle; see laugh . See Synonym Study at laugh . v. Syn. chortle, giggle, smile, snicker; see laugh . III… …   English dictionary for students