Words On Laughter

Giggle Guffaw Snicker Chuckle Cachinnation Chortle Simper Titter Grin Tehee

Giggle (V/N)
Meaning:-

a slight silly repeated laugh
to laugh in a silly way because you are amused, embarrassed or nervous

You giggle when you joke on someone and at the same time you get nervous whether he likes jokes or not.

Guffaw (V)
Meaning:-

to laugh noisily, laugh boisterously

This is a great laughter by a big man or a demon.

Snicker (V)

a disrespectful laugh
to laugh in a unpleasant way, especially at something rude or at somebody's problems or mistakes

This type of laughing makes you rude among your friends. You snicker behind when your friend is being scolded by boss.

Chuckle (V)

to laugh quietly ,
a soundless and pleasant laugh

You chuckle thinking about some good memory of your past . You need some good memory to chuckle.

Cachinnation (V)
Meaning:-

to laugh loudly in an unrestrained way

This is not a good way of laughing. If someone in your family cachinnates among your friends, you will get very embarrassed and in leisure period you would tell them a good way of laughing.

Chortle (V)
Meaning:-

to laugh with pleasure
a soft partly suppressed laugh

This is a way of gentle man laughing. Simply smile showing you white teeth.

Simper (V)
Meaning:-

a silly self conscious smile
to smile in an artificial way

You simper without any reason. One simpers without any jokes. This is a senseless laughing.

"Laughing is the best medicine but if you are laughing for no reason, you need medicine."

Titter (V)
Meaning:-

an awkward laugh at somebody or something

You laugh where you should not laugh is called titter. You titter in front of an older and respected one i.e. a teacher, grand father that does not seem good behavior.

Grin (V/N)
Meaning:-

a laugh revealing your all teeth
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth

A way of laughing where you show your teeth is called Grin. You must have to show you teeth when you grin.

Tehee/ Teehee (N/V)
Meaning:-

to laugh in a disrespectful and mocking manner

Your laughter is tehee when you copy other's laughter in order to abuse them.

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