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Collocations for laughter - noun

ADJ.

helpless, hysterical, loud, raucous, wild
I heard sounds of raucous laughter upstairs.
delighted, happy | infectious
Her infectious laughter had everyone smiling.
nervous | silent, suppressed
She was bent over with suppressed laughter.
derisive, mocking

QUANT.

bellow, hoot, howl, roar, shriek, snort
He gave a sudden bellow of laughter.
fit
Everyone dissolved into fits of laughter when they saw my haircut.
gale, peal, ripple
His suggestion was greeted with peals of laughter. | A ripple of laughter ran round the room.

VERB + LAUGHTER

burst into, dissolve into/with, explode with | bellow with, cackle with, hoot with, howl with, roar with, scream with, shriek with, snort with, whoop with, yell with | rock with, shake with

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