Word for burst of laughter

What do you call the small burst of laugh that people let out when they want to refrain from laughing, but can’t? You know the «pfft» sound? I am not sure if it only happens when you refrain from laughing, but yeah some people I guess laugh like that.

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asked May 30, 2019 at 0:43

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You might call it a stifled laugh, as in, “Mary tried to contain herself, but couldn’t help letting out a stifled laugh.” You could also use the word snicker (either as a verb or noun) or possibly titter — though the latter might sound a little dated and silly.

answered May 30, 2019 at 0:51

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This «pfft» could be called a «snicker».

Also, sometimes the stifled laugh comes out not as a «pfft» but more of a «snort» if you try to keep the laugh inside by shutting your mouth.

At deviantart.com, you can see the entirety of a cartoon titled

What are you laughing at? «What are you Laughing at?»

It may be hard to read because the lettering is so small, but the characters are trying not to laugh, and are emitting the words «snicker» & «snort» (highlighted in yellow) instead.

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answered May 30, 2019 at 1:32

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How about the word snort. It could be used in a sentence like:

When Nick told his wife about the narrow escape from a traffic ticket Betty tried to withhold a chuckle that came out as a snort.

answered May 31, 2019 at 3:53

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How about Titter? I came across it a while ago doing a crossword on a plane.

titter

/ˈtɪtə/

verb

verb: titter; 3rd person present: titters; past tense: tittered; past
participle: tittered; gerund or present participle: tittering

  1. give a short, half-suppressed laugh; giggle.
    «her stutter caused the children to titter»

synonyms: giggle, snigger, snicker, tee-hee, give a half-suppressed laugh, chuckle;

noun

noun: titter; plural noun: titters

  1. a short, half-suppressed laugh.
    «there were titters from the gallery»

synonyms: giggle, snigger, snicker, tee-hee, half-suppressed laugh, chuckle;

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answered May 30, 2019 at 4:01

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According to wordhippo, a suppressed laugh is:

A half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh

The site also offers these synonyms:

snigger, snicker, giggle, chortle, sneer, cackle, chuckle, guffaw, simper

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answered May 30, 2019 at 16:37

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I tend to think of guffaw, although Merriam-Webster says this is «loud laughter,» how about a stifled guffaw?

answered May 31, 2019 at 19:20

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I think at this point pfft is an onomatopoeia.

It’s a part of my vocabulary at least, but it’s more like a stand in for the word pashaw. Which is an exclamation about the hilarity of an incredulous situation. It’s a way to ‘call bullshit’ without swearing, or to preserve the lightheartedness of a conversation.

He let out a pfft but I wasn’t sure if he was actually annoyed, or just trying to not hurt my feelings by laughing it off.

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    залиться смехом

    Русско-английский синонимический словарь > залиться смехом

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    дружный смех

    Новый русско-английский словарь > дружный смех

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    взрыв хохота

    Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > взрыв хохота

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    дружный смех

    Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > дружный смех

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    дружный

    1. friendly, amicable

    быть дружным (с ) — be friends (with), be on friendly terms (with)

    2. () unanimous, harmonious

    дружная весна — spring with rapid, uninterrupted thawing of snow

    Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > дружный

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    дружный

    быть дру́жным (с ) — be friends (with), be on friendly terms (with)

    дру́жная семья́ — united family

    дру́жный смех — burst of laughter

    дру́жные аплодисме́нты — burst of applause sg

    разда́лся дру́жный смех — there was a burst of laughter, they all burst out laughing

    раздали́сь дру́жные аплодисме́нты — there was a burst of applause

    дру́жными уси́лиями — by concerted efforts; by mutual efforts

    дру́жная весна́ — bursting / powerful spring

    дру́жные всхо́ды — good and even sprouts

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > дружный

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    взрыв смеха

    1) General subject: (to cause) screams of laughter, a burst of laughter, a peal of laughter, a roar of laughter, gale, peal of laughter, roars of laughter, whoop of laughter

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > взрыв смеха

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    лопаться

    — лопаться;

    совер.

    — лопнуть

    1) break, burst, split; crack

    go bankrupt, crash

    Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > лопаться

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    разразиться смехом

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > разразиться смехом

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    взорваться смехом

    to break out laughing; to burst into laughter

    Rada broke out laughing.

    He added something else that Pandi and Maxim couldn’t hear, and the entire group burst into laughter.

    Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > взорваться смехом

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    разразиться смехом

    to break out laughing; to burst into laughter

    Rada broke out laughing.

    He added something else that Pandi and Maxim couldn’t hear, and the entire group burst into laughter.

    Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > разразиться смехом

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    расхохотаться

    to break out laughing; to burst into laughter

    Rada broke out laughing.

    He added something else that Pandi and Maxim couldn’t hear, and the entire group burst into laughter.

    Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > расхохотаться

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    расхохотаться

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > расхохотаться

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    хохот

    Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > хохот

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    хохот

    м.

    гомери́ческий хо́хот — Homeric [həʊ-] laughter

    взрыв хо́хота — burst of laughter

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > хохот

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    хохот

    м

    laughter [‘læftər]

    взрыв хо́хота — burst of laughter

    Американизмы. Русско-английский словарь. > хохот

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    лопнуть от смеха

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > лопнуть от смеха

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    дружба дружбой, а табачок врозь

    посл.

    friends are O. K. when they don’t get in the way ; friends are all right when they don’t interfere with your career (business)

    Борис громко захохотал, очень громко и ненатурально. — А дружба? — закричал он. — А школьные годы? А молодость? Или дружба дружбой, а табачок врозь? (Ю. Герман, Я отвечаю за всё) — Boris gave a loud and obviously artificial burst of laughter. ‘What about our friendship?’ he yelled. ‘Our old schooldays? Our youth? I suppose friends are all right when they don’t interfere with your career, is that it?’

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дружба дружбой, а табачок врозь

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    под микитки

    прост.

    1) poke (dig) smb. in the ribs

    Пономарь вскочил, в свою очередь ударил дьячка под микитки, что вызвало всеобщий смех. (Ф. Решетников, Ставленник) — The sexton jumped up and, in his turn, poked the lay-brother in the ribs which provoked a burst of laughter.

    2) take smb. to task; take smb. by the scruff of the neck; catch (take) smb. by the throat

    Что сделать? Нет такого закона, чтоб браконьера под микитки… (В. Песков, Шаги по росе) — Nothing doing! There is no law that poachers must be taken by the scruff of the neck.

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > под микитки

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    взрыв смеха

    Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > взрыв смеха

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  • burst at the seams — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be too full or too crowded. * /John ate so much he was bursting at the seams./ * /Mary s album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • burst at the seams — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be too full or too crowded. * /John ate so much he was bursting at the seams./ * /Mary s album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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ERUPT

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  • peal of laughter

  • roar of laughter

  • gales of laughter

  • outburst of laughter

  • gale of laughter

  • guffaw of laughter

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What do you call the small burst of laugh that people let out when they want to refrain from laughing, but can’t? You know the “pfft” sound? I am not sure if it only happens when you refrain from laughing, but yeah some people I guess laugh like that.

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You might call it a stifled laugh, as in, “Mary tried to contain herself, but couldn’t help letting out a stifled laugh.” You could also use the word snicker (either as a verb or noun) or possibly titter – though the latter might sound a little dated and silly.

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