screams of laughter

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• Nervous laughter — is laughter evoked from an audience s expression of embarrassment, alarm, or confusion, rather than amusement. Nervous laughter is usually less robust in expression than a good belly laugh , and may be combined with confused glances or awkward… …   Wikipedia

• scream — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deafening, ear piercing, ear splitting, high pitched, loud, piercing, shrill ▪ muffled, stifled …   Collocations dictionary

• scream — I UK [skriːm] / US [skrɪm] verb Word forms scream : present tense I/you/we/they scream he/she/it screams present participle screaming past tense screamed past participle screamed ** 1) a) [intransitive] to make a loud high cry because you are… …   English dictionary

• scream — scream1 [ skrim ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive to make a loud high cry because you are hurt, frightened, or excited: She opened her mouth to scream. scream with: They had their arms in the air and were screaming with delight. scream in: We could… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• screamer — In standard English screamer variously denotes: 1. one who screams; 2. a type of bird; 3. a story that arouses screams of laughter; 4. a very funny person or thing; 5. an outstanding specimen of anything and, 6. (in the US) a sensational headline …   Australian idioms

• screaming — [skrēmiŋ] adj. 1. that screams 2. startling in effect 3. causing screams of laughter screamingly adv …   English World dictionary

• screamer — n. 1 a person or thing that screams. 2 any S. American goose like bird of the family Anhimidae, frequenting marshland and having a characteristic shrill cry. 3 colloq. a tale that raises screams of laughter. 4 US colloq. a sensational headline …   Useful english dictionary

• scream´ing|ly — scream|ing «SKREE mihng», adjective. 1. that screams; sounding shrilly: »High the screaming fife replies (A. E. Housman). 2. Figurative. calling forth screams of laughter: »a screaming farce, a screaming joke. 3. Figurative. startling: »screaming …   Useful english dictionary

• scream|ing — «SKREE mihng», adjective. 1. that screams; sounding shrilly: »High the screaming fife replies (A. E. Housman). 2. Figurative. calling forth screams of laughter: »a screaming farce, a screaming joke. 3. Figurative. startling: »screaming headlines …   Useful english dictionary

• Bob Newhart — Infobox Comedian name = Bob Newhart imagesize = caption = Bob Newhart, September 1987 pseudonym = birth name = George Robert Newhart birth date = birth date and age|1929|9|5 birth place = Oak Park, Illinois, United States death date = death place …   Wikipedia

• screaming — adjective Date: 1848 1. so striking or conspicuous as to attract notice as if by screaming < screaming headlines > < a screaming need for reform > < dressed in screaming red > 2. so funny as to provoke screams of laughter < a screaming farce > 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary