Collocations for laughter - noun
ADJ.
helpless, hysterical, loud, raucous, wild
I heard sounds of raucous laughter upstairs.
I heard sounds of raucous laughter upstairs.
delighted, happy | infectious
Her infectious laughter had everyone smiling.
Her infectious laughter had everyone smiling.
nervous | silent, suppressed
She was bent over with suppressed laughter.
She was bent over with suppressed laughter.
derisive, mocking
QUANT.
bellow, hoot, howl, roar, shriek, snort
He gave a sudden bellow of laughter.
He gave a sudden bellow of laughter.
fit
Everyone dissolved into fits of laughter when they saw my haircut.
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.
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