peals of laughter

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• peals of laughter — burst of laughter, burst of giggling …   English contemporary dictionary

• 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

• laughter — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hearty, helpless, hysterical, insane, loud, maniacal (esp. AmE), raucous, uncontrollable, uproarious, wild …   Collocations dictionary

• peal — I UK [piːl] / US [pɪl] verb Word forms peal : present tense I/you/we/they peal he/she/it peals present participle pealing past tense pealed past participle pealed 1) [intransitive/transitive] if a bell peals, or if someone peals it, it makes a… …   English dictionary

• peal — peal1 [ pil ] noun count 1. ) a sound of several bells ringing a ) TECHNICAL a tune played on a set of bells b ) TECHNICAL a set of bells 2. ) peal of a loud sound of laughter: Her suggestion was greeted with peals of laughter. a ) a loud sound… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Charles Deburau — Nadar: Charles Deburau as Pierrot, c. 1858. Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. Jean Charles Deburau (1829–1873) was an important French mime, the son and successor of the legendary Jean Gaspard Deburau, who was immortalized as Baptiste the Pierrot in …   Wikipedia

• peal — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deafening, loud VERB + PEAL ▪ burst into, give, let out ▪ He burst into peals of laughter …   Collocations dictionary

• peal — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, appeal, summons to church, short for appel appeal, from appelen to appeal Date: 14th century 1. a. the loud ringing of bells b. a complete set of changes on a given number of bells c. a set of bells tuned to the …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Sound Charades — is a variant of charades played on BBC Radio 4 s antidote to panel games , I m Sorry I Haven t a Clue . As with some other ISIHAC games, such as Celebrity What s My Line? , the game has been created by taking an existing one and removing the… …   Wikipedia

• Anton Zamloch — Anton Zamloch, also known as “Professor Zamloch” and “Zamloch the Great,” was an American magician who toured with his magic act from 1869 through 1912.cite news|author=Fitzhamon, E.G.|title=Magician s Bees Replace Black Art: ‘Zamloch the Great,’ …   Wikipedia

• Renssalaer William Foote — Rensellaer William Foote, American army officer from New York in the Seminole and Civil Wars, was born (prob.) at Delhi, New York, 12 Nov., 1815 [Abram W. Foote, Foote Family, p. 205] He died at Gaines Mill, Virginia, 26 June, 1862. Buried at… …   Wikipedia