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Laughter

noun

The sound of laughing. Synonym: laugh.

The activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn.

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"Laughter" Quotes from Famous Books

... part and would not fail her, and I directed a timid yet amorous glance at Nell. The glance reached Nell, but on its way it struck the King. He was patient of rivals, they said, but he frowned now and muttered an oath. Nell broke into sudden laughter. It sounded forced and unreal. It was meant so ...

— Simon Dale • Anthony Hope

... Royal Hawaiian, the famous band of Honolulu was giving a concert, and strains of glorious music, rich and full, came floating on the gentle breeze. Here and there the electric lights were gleaming in the dense tropical foliage, and sounds of merry chat and musical laughter fell ...

— Ray's Daughter - A Story of Manila • Charles King

... my mouth!" he bawled, and amid a chorus of laughter he ran around the corner of the porch, to escape the attentions ...

— The Boy Ranchers - or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X • Willard F. Baker

... laugh. "April Fool, twins," she said, with a voice so soft that it took all the sting from the words. "I brought you some real silk stockings for a change." And she tossed them a package and started out of the room to escape their thanks. But she stopped in surprise when the girls burst into merry laughter. ...

— Prudence Says So • Ethel Hueston

... the quirt in the hands of the cowpuncher, however, and realized what his purpose was, the laughter died on ...

— The Pony Rider Boys in Texas - Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains • Frank Gee Patchin

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