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  • 61snort — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. grunt, snortle, guffaw. See cry. n. grunt, laugh; drink, draft, dram, jigger, shot (inf.). See drinking. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. grunt, snore, puff, blow; see breathe 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 62fleer — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deride, mock, scoff; see ridicule , sneer . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To smile or laugh scornfully or derisively: sneer, snicker, snigger. Idiom: curl one s lip. See EXPRESS, LAUGHTER, RESPECT. II noun A facial… …

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  • 63snigger — (v.) 1706, variant form of SNICKER (Cf. snicker) (v.). Related: Sniggered; sniggering …

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  • 64whicker — (v.) 1650s, snigger, imitative (Cf. SNICKER (Cf. snicker)). As imitative of a sound made by a horse, from 1753. As the sound of something beating the air, from 1920. Related: Whickered; whickering …

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  • 65giggle — I. n. Titter, silly laugh, snicker, snigger. II. v. n. Laugh (in a silly manner), titter, cackle, snicker, snigger …

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  • 66laugh — 1. verb 1) Norma started to laugh excitedly Syn: chuckle, chortle, guffaw, cackle, giggle, titter, twitter, snigger, snicker, yuk, tee hee, burst out laughing, roar/hoot/howl with laughter, crack up, dissolve into laughter, split one s sides …

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  • 67cackle — v 1. cluck, chuckle, click, clack; crow, quack. 2. chuckle, chortle, giggle; titter, twitter, te hee, snicker, snigger. 3. chatter noisily, prattle, jabber, gibber, Sl. gibber jabber, jargon; babble, prate, tattle, twaddle, Brit. twattle; patter …

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  • 68chortle — v 1. chuckle, laugh gleefully; snicker, snigger; chant, sing exultantly; cackle, triumph, gloat, gloat over, crow, crow over. n 2. chuckle, giggle, snicker, cackle …

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  • 69laugh — v 1. giggle, snicker, snigger, titter, tee hee, ha ha, haw haw, Sl. yuk yuk; Inf. break up, Inf. crack up, burst out laughing; shake with laughter, be convulsed, split one s sides, Inf. roll on the floor, Inf. be in stitches, Inf. double up or… …

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  • 70smile — v 1. beam, grin, laugh; grin from ear to ear, grin like a Cheshire cat; simper, smirk, snicker, fleer, grimace, mouth, Sl. mug, Archaic. mow. 2.Often smile on or upon regard with favor, look favorably on, shine upon, bless, grace; favor, support …

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