Flashcards
Ways of Laughing
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- 1chuckle: laugh quietly, because you are thinking about something funny. What are you chuckling about? I don't see anything funny.chuckle: laugh quietly, because you are thinking about something funny.
What are you chuckling about? I don't see anything funny. - 2giggle: laugh quietly and repeatedly because you are nervous or embarrassed. She spilt the wine on the tablecloth and then giggled nervously at me.giggle: laugh quietly and repeatedly because you are nervous or embarrassed.
She spilt the wine on the tablecloth and then giggled nervously at me. - 3give somebody the giggles: make somebody start giggling.give somebody the giggles: make somebody start giggling.
- 4titter: laugh quietly, unkindly at something embarrassing. After she ended the lecture, she heard someone tittering.titter: laugh quietly, unkindly at something embarrassing.
After she ended the lecture, she heard someone tittering. - 5snigger (UK) / snicker (US): laugh quietly, unkindly at something that is not supposed to be funny. When the teacher tripped on the steps, the boys sniggered.snigger (UK) / snicker (US): laugh quietly, unkindly at something that is not supposed to be funny.
When the teacher tripped on the steps, the boys sniggered. - 6roar / howl / shriek with laughter: laugh very loudly. It was such a good comedy that when it finished, he was still roaring with laughter.roar / howl / shriek with laughter: laugh very loudly.
It was such a good comedy that when it finished, he was still roaring with laughter. - 7chortle: give a loud chuckle of pleasure or amusement. When I told her the joke, she started to chortle with delight.chortle: give a loud chuckle of pleasure or amusement.
When I told her the joke, she started to chortle with delight. - 8cackle: laugh loudly in a high voice. When I told her the joke, she started cackling and couldn't stop!cackle: laugh loudly in a high voice.
When I told her the joke, she started cackling and couldn't stop! - 9guffaw: laugh noisily. They guffawed at what their baby had done.guffaw: laugh noisily.
They guffawed at what their baby had done. - 10jeer: laugh at somebody or shout unkind things at them. The president was jeered by a crowd of protesters.jeer: laugh at somebody or shout unkind things at them.
The president was jeered by a crowd of protesters. - 11burst into laughter: suddenly start laughing. The class burst into laughter.burst into laughter: suddenly start laughing.
The class burst into laughter. - 12laugh your head off: (informal) laugh a lot and loudly. He told us a joke after another, and we laughed our heads off!laugh your head off: (informal) laugh a lot and loudly.
He told us a joke after another, and we laughed our heads off! - 13smile: make one's mouth curve upwards, in order to be friendly or because one is happy. As the boy left, he smiled at his mother and waved.smile: make one's mouth curve upwards, in order to be friendly or because one is happy.
As the boy left, he smiled at his mother and waved. - 14beam: smile very happily. The mother looked at her son and beamed proudly.beam: smile very happily.
The mother looked at her son and beamed proudly. - 15grin: smile widely. When she knew she had won the prize, she grinned broadly.grin: smile widely.
When she knew she had won the prize, she grinned broadly. - 16simper: smile in a silly and annoying way. He simpered at the boys as he spoke.simper: smile in a silly and annoying way.
He simpered at the boys as he spoke. - 17smirk: smile in an unpleasant way, to show that you are pleased by somebody's bad luck. The kids smirked when the teacher fell on the floor.smirk: smile in an unpleasant way, to show that you are pleased by somebody's bad luck.
The kids smirked when the teacher fell on the floor. - 18sneer: smile in an unkind way, showing no respect for somebody. She sneered at his boyfriend's musical tastes.sneer: smile in an unkind way, showing no respect for somebody.
She sneered at his boyfriend's musical tastes. - 19laugh in somebody's face: to behave in a way that shows no respect for others. I told her my opinion and she just laughed in my face.laugh in somebody's face: to behave in a way that shows no respect for others.
I told her my opinion and she just laughed in my face. - 20be laughing all the way to the bank: make a lot of money without making much effort.be laughing all the way to the bank: make a lot of money without making much effort.
- 21somebody will be laughing on the other side of your face: used to mean that although you are happy now, you will be in trouble later.somebody will be laughing on the other side of your face: used to mean that although you are happy now, you will be in trouble later.
- 22be laughed out of court (US): be rejected because people think it is completely stupid. His idea was laughed out of court.be laughed out of court (US): be rejected because people think it is completely stupid.
His idea was laughed out of court. - 23laugh up your sleeve: be secretly happy because you played a trick on somebody or you criticized somebody without him knowing.laugh up your sleeve: be secretly happy because you played a trick on somebody or you criticized somebody without him knowing.
- 24laugh something off: pretend that something is less serious than it really is by laughing about it. The president laughed off rumors that he would resign.laugh something off: pretend that something is less serious than it really is by laughing about it.
The president laughed off rumors that he would resign. - 25laugh like a drain: laugh heartily. John liked my joke so much, he laughed like a drain.laugh like a drain: laugh heartily.
John liked my joke so much, he laughed like a drain.