as in laughter
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
during the quiet scenes of the movie we could hear occasional eruptions of cachinnation from the adjacent theater
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Noun
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Downtown Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tennessee Walking Gatlinburg’s Downtown Parkway is a full-body sensory experience: sweet smells, bright colors, and the soundtrack of bluegrass, rushing water, and laughter.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
21 July 2025 -
Where once there were lawsuits and silence, there is now muscle memory, laughter, a chord progression rediscovered over coffee.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
Noun
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If the body language and the giggles weren’t enough to tell you that Taylor and Clarke have a genuine love thing going on, what about the fact that Clarke is willing to entertain cowboy hats at her wedding for this man?—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
9 July 2025
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Dropping explosive onomatopoeia on enemies while the little girl giggles creates a laugh-out-level point of dissonance.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Watch the scene where the three men stop at a bar in D.C. Meadows laughs for the first time — a shy, honest laugh.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
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Nixon’s spirit drew appreciative laughs from the crowd throughout the competition.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
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“Cachinnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cachinnation. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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