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LAUGH SOFTLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does laugh softly mean?
• LAUGH SOFTLY (verb)
The verb LAUGH SOFTLY has 1 sense:
1. laugh quietly or with restraint
Familiarity information: LAUGH SOFTLY used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Laugh quietly or with restraint
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
chortle; chuckle; laugh softly
Hypernyms (to "laugh softly" is one way to...):
express joy; express mirth; laugh (produce laughter)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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