they burst out laughing
1burst out — v. (G) they burst out laughing …
2burst out — 1) PHR V ERG If someone bursts out laughing, crying, or making another noise, they suddenly start making that noise. You can also say that a noise bursts out. [V P ing] The class burst out laughing... [V P] Then the applause burst out... [V P… …
3burst out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms burst out : present tense I/you/we/they burst out he/she/it bursts out present participle bursting out past tense burst out past participle burst out 1) burst out doing something to suddenly start laughing or… …
4burst out phrasal — verb 1 burst out laughing/crying etc to suddenly start to laugh, cry etc: They all burst out laughing at the expression on her face. 2 (T) to suddenly say something forcefully: I don t believe it! she burst out angrily. see also: outburst (1) 2… …
5bust out — (G) they burst out laughing …
6bust out — intransitive verb : to fail to attain in a school or training program the minimum grades required for continuing : flunk out transitive verb 1. dialect : to plough out 2. : to drop (as from a school or training program) usually because of failure …
7silvery — /ˈsɪlvəri/ (say silvuhree) adjective 1. resembling silver; of a lustrous greyish white colour. 2. having a clear, ringing sound like that of silver: *They burst out laughing and Mina, she has a silvery, rippling laugh, said: Oh, Mr Hawkins, how… …
8laugh — 1 verb 1 MAKE SOUND (I) to make the sounds and movements of the face that people make when they think something is funny: Jonathan kept pulling funny faces at me, and I couldn t stop laughing. (+ at/about): I couldn t understand why they were all …
9laugh — I UK [lɑːf] / US [læf] verb [intransitive] Word forms laugh : present tense I/you/we/they laugh he/she/it laughs present participle laughing past tense laughed past participle laughed *** Other ways of saying laugh: giggle to laugh in a nervous… …
10laugh — laugh1 [ læf ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) to make the noise with your voice that shows you think something is funny: We talked and laughed late into the night. laugh at: The audience didn t laugh at his jokes. laugh about: They were still… …