burst out laughing

Verb

Meaning

burst out laughing (third-person singular simple present bursts out laughing, present participle bursting out laughing, simple past and past participle burst out laughing)

(idiomatic, intransitive) To start laughing suddenly and intensely.

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Synonyms

howl crack laugh roar chuckle giggle cackle guffaw snigger crack up titter snicker chortle cachinnate die laughing
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Antonyms

upset cry mourn fatted blubbered turn on the waterworks
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Examples

Her face lit up and she burst out laughing before warmly embracing him and giving him the answer he dreamt of: “Yes.” Source: Internet

A day after, the French army chief of staff flew into Bangui, and a journalist accompanying him burst out laughing upon arrival in Bangui, saying, "All they could talk about on the flight in is “Les tweets de Human Rights Watch"! Source: Internet

Capri burst out laughing, adding, "He would say that! Source: Internet

It was such a surprise that I burst out laughing. Source: Internet

When I heard “Would You Hide Me” for the first time at the launch, I burst out laughing. Source: Internet

Candace stared at her friend for a moment before she burst out laughing. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

burst open burst out burst out crying burst out with burst out with something burst rifle