as in laughter
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
humorous anecdotes that are likely to evoke lots of smiles but few belly laughs
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Recent Examples of belly laugh
Without a talented ad agency behind you, a good rule of thumb is to go for clever humor that makes people smile or chuckle instead of trying for a side-splitting belly laugh.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Morrison misses his late partner’s gigantic belly laugh that would engulf everything in its orbit.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Nothing was off-limits in Mad, a newsstand stalwart that would reach peak annual sales in the 1970s of 2.5 million issues by delivering belly laughs and self-satisfaction to America’s class clowns through cartoons, parodies, sarcastic characters and an unending stream of gross-out gags.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
Just try your best to separate big belly laughs from bites of food, and save the call to mom for when you’re entirely finished eating.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 9 July 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Morrison misses his late partner’s gigantic belly laugh that would engulf everything in its orbit.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Nothing was off-limits in Mad, a newsstand stalwart that would reach peak annual sales in the 1970s of 2.5 million issues by delivering belly laughs and self-satisfaction to America’s class clowns through cartoons, parodies, sarcastic characters and an unending stream of gross-out gags.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
Just try your best to separate big belly laughs from bites of food, and save the call to mom for when you’re entirely finished eating.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 9 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for belly laugh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly laugh
Noun
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The love, the glitches, the sweat, the tears, the laughter and, and, and.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images President Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico has drawn a mixed reception, from laughter to annoyance.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As one classroom of soldiers pulled the goggles off their eyes to discuss, the occasional giggle broke out.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Tove rewarded him with the unfettered giggles and missing-teeth grins only young kids can deliver.—
Naomi Tomky,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan had a laugh before the 2025 Grammy Awards.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Expect surprises, laughs and celebrity cameos on the airwaves all night, with the 2025 Ad Meter winner announced on Monday morning.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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League sources stifle their snickers in public while privately marveling at the owner’s ceaseless stupidity. 3.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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So he must be placed in the Apparition section, next to ghosts like John Barron, sharing a snicker with Ivana.—
Greg Marotta,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Belly laugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20laugh. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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