suppressed+laugh

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• laugh — [laf, läf] vi. [ME laughen < OE hleahhan, akin to Ger lachen (OHG hlahhan) < IE base * klēg , to cry out, sound > Gr klangē, L clangor] 1. to make the explosive sounds of the voice, and the characteristic movements of the features and… …   English World dictionary

• laugh — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. guffaw, snicker, giggle, titter, chuckle. See rejoicing. laugh at II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. chuckle, giggle, titter, snicker, snigger, guffaw, chortle, cackle, fit of laughter, peal of laughter,… …   English dictionary for students

• snicker — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. snigger, titter, laugh, giggle, chuckle; ridicule. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. giggle, titter, snigger; see laugh . See Synonym Study at laugh . v. Syn. giggle, titter, snigger; see laugh . III (Roget… …   English dictionary for students

• titter — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. giggle, snicker, snigger; see laugh . See Synonym Study at laugh . v. Syn. giggle, snicker, twitter; see laugh . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. giggle, laugh, suppressed laugh, snicker, snigger, chuckle, cackle. II v.… …   English dictionary for students

• 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

• snigger — ► NOUN ▪ a smothered or half suppressed laugh. ► VERB ▪ give such a laugh. ORIGIN variant of SNICKER(Cf. ↑snicker) …   English terms dictionary

• chuckle — v. & n. v.intr. laugh quietly or inwardly. n. a quiet or suppressed laugh. Derivatives: chuckler n. Etymology: chuck cluck …   Useful english dictionary

• Chuckle — Chuc kle, n. A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Twitter — Twit ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twittered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twittering}.] [OE. twiteren; of imitative origin; cf. G. zwitschern, OHG. zwizzir?n, D. kwetteren, Sw. qwitra, Dan. quiddre. Cf. {Titter}.] 1. To make a succession of small, tremulous,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Twitter — Twit ter, n. 1. The act of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as that made by a swallow. [1913 Webster] 2. A half suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially restrained; a titter; a giggle. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] 3. A slight… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Twittered — Twitter Twit ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twittered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twittering}.] [OE. twiteren; of imitative origin; cf. G. zwitschern, OHG. zwizzir?n, D. kwetteren, Sw. qwitra, Dan. quiddre. Cf. {Titter}.] 1. To make a succession of small,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English