20 Ways to laugh 20

1. (Be) in stitches: to laugh

2. Belly-laugh: to laugh in a deep, hearty manner, as if from the abdomen

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or in such a way that one's abdomen moves from the exertion

Break up: to laugh as if helplessly

Cachinnate: to laugh loudly and/or obnoxiously

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Cackle: to laugh harshly or sharply

Chortle: to chuckle or to otherwise laugh to express satisfaction or

triumph

7. Chuckle: to laugh mildly and/or quietly

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8. Crack up: see "break up"
break up
9. Crow: to laugh derisively or gloatingly

10. Giggle: to laugh with short, repetitive sounds

11. Guffaw: to laugh boisterously and/or loudly

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12. Hee-haw: a synonym for guffaw
guffaw
13. Horselaugh: To laugh in a way suggestive of or in imitation of a
horse's neighing or whinnying

14. Jeer: to laugh disrespectfully or mockingly

15. Scoff: to laugh derisively or dismissively

16. Snicker: to partially suppress a laugh, as if to conceal one's mirth

17. Snigger: an alteration of snicker, with the additional connotation of

mischief
snicker

18. Split (one's) sides: to laugh convulsively, as if continuing to do so will

cause one's body to rupture

19. Titter: to laugh in an affected manner, or nervously; also a synonym

of snicker and snigger
snicker snigger
20. Twitter: a synonym of giggle or titter, but also means to chatter or to
tremble as if agitated
giggle titter

One can howl, roar, scream, shriek, snort, or whoop with laughter. One
can also be said to burst (or bust) out laughing, to convulse with
laughter, to die laughing, and to be helpless with laughter, as well as to
roll in the aisles (as if unable to keep from falling into the aisle while
seated at a humorous performance). Other idioms include "laugh your
head off" and "laugh yourself silly."

20 Ways to Cry 20
1. Bawl: to cry out loudly and without restraint; also, to call out in such a
manner

2. Bleat: to complain or whine

3. Blub: see blubber (mostly confined to British English)

blubber
4. Blubber: to cry while making sounds of distress or pain, especially
through pouted lips (hence the onomatopoeic word)

5. Caterwaul: to cry harshly; also, to noisily complain or protest

6. Groan: a low-pitched cry of grief or pain


7. Howl: to cry out in grief; also, to cry out in laughter or anger

8. Keen: to cry out with a long, loud sound of mourning; also, to complain,
usually tiresomely (the adjective keen, meaning "acute, sharp" or used
as slang equivalent to cool or neat is unrelated)

keen cool neat

9. Lament: to cry out with grief; also, to feel regret or sorrow

10. Mewl: to cry softly or weakly, like a kitten

11. Moan: a low-pitched sound of grief or pain more extended than a

groan
groan
12. Pule: see whine
whine
13. Snivel: to cry with a stuffed nose; also, to act or speak as if in an
emotional, tearful state
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14. Sob: to cry while making sounds of distress or pain, distinguished
from blubbering by the noisy intake of breath
blubbering

15. Squall: to cry out loudly in emotional distress usually associated

with infants or very young children

16. Wail: to cry out in grief at a high pitch

17. Weep: to cry while making sounds of distress or pain, distinguished

from blubbering and sobbing by the gentler, quieter nature of weeping
blubbering sobbing
weeping
18. Whimper: to cry softly and irregularly; also, to complain or protest as
if whining

19. Whine: to cry in distress, or in a high-pitched, complaining manner;

also, to complain

20. Yowl: see wail

wail
21. Idioms and slang synonymous with cry include "break down," "burst
into tears," "choke up," "crack up," "dissolve into tears," "let it all out,"
"put on the weeps," "ring the blues," "shed (bitter) tears," and "turn on
the waterworks."
cry