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EXPRESS MIRTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does express mirth mean?
• EXPRESS MIRTH (verb)
The verb EXPRESS MIRTH has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: EXPRESS MIRTH used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produce laughter
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
express joy; express mirth; laugh
Hypernyms (to "express mirth" is one way to...):
express emotion; express feelings (give verbal or other expression to one's feelings)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "express mirth"):
bray (laugh loudly and harshly)
bellylaugh (laugh a deep, hearty laugh)
howl; roar (laugh unrestrainedly and heartily)
snicker; snigger (laugh quietly)
giggle; titter (laugh nervously)
break up; crack up (laugh unrestrainedly)
cackle (emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing)
guffaw; laugh loudly (laugh boisterously)
chortle; chuckle; laugh softly (laugh quietly or with restraint)
convulse (be overcome with laughter)
cachinnate (laugh loudly and in an unrestrained way)
Sentence frames:
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