Types of Laughing

Mary L.
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  1. belly laugh
    a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
  2. bray
    laugh loudly and harshly
  3. break up
    laugh unrestrainedly
  4. cachinnation
    loud convulsive laughter
  5. cackle
    a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's sound after laying an egg
  6. chortle
    a soft partly suppressed laugh
  7. chuckle
    a soft partly suppressed laugh
  8. giggle
    a foolish or nervous laugh
  9. guffaw
    a burst of loud and hearty laughter
  10. haw-haw
    a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
  11. hee-haw
    a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
  12. horselaugh
    a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
  13. howl
    laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
  14. roar
    laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
  15. snicker
    a disrespectful laugh
  16. snort
    a disrespectful laugh
  17. titter
    a nervous restrained laugh
Created on Fri Jan 13 12:37:37 EST 2012 (updated Wed Jan 25 17:50:38 EST 2012)

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