to express mirth
1express mirth — verb produce laughter • Syn: ↑laugh, ↑express joy • Ant: ↑cry (for: ↑laugh) • See Also: ↑laugh off ( …
2express emotion — verb give verbal or other expression to one s feelings (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑express feelings • Hyponyms: ↑laugh, ↑express joy, ↑express mirth, ↑cry, ↑weep, ↑ …
3express feelings — verb give verbal or other expression to one s feelings • Syn: ↑express emotion • Hyponyms: ↑laugh, ↑express joy, ↑express mirth, ↑cry, ↑weep, ↑break, ↑ …
4express joy — verb produce laughter • Syn: ↑laugh, ↑express mirth • Ant: ↑cry (for: ↑laugh) • See Also: ↑laugh off ( …
5mirth — mirth, glee, jollity, hilarity are comparable when they mean the mood or temper of a person or a group of persons manifesting joy or high spirits especially in laughter, play, or merrymaking. Mirth often implies lightness of heart and a love of… …
6mirth — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)θ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Mirth is amusement which you express by laughing. [LITERARY] That caused considerable mirth amongst pupils and sports masters alike... It was all he could do to stop tears of mirth falling down his cheeks. Syn:… …
7laugh — /laf, lahf/, v.i. 1. to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic… …
8laugh — [laf, läf] vi. [ME laughen < OE hleahhan, akin to Ger lachen (OHG hlahhan) < IE base * klēg , to cry out, sound > Gr klangē, L clangor] 1. to make the explosive sounds of the voice, and the characteristic movements of the features and… …
9laugh — [[t]læf, lɑf[/t]] v. i. 1) to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usu. accompanied by… …
10laugh — /laf / (say lahf) verb (i) 1. to express mirth, amusement, derision, etc., by an explosive, inarticulate sound of the voice, facial expressions, etc. 2. to experience the emotion so expressed. 3. to utter a cry or sound resembling the laughing of …
