whoop /wuːp/ verb [ I ]
to give a loud, excited shout, especially to show your enjoyment
of or agreement with something
The audience was whooping and clapping.
whoop it up - informal
to enjoy yourself in a noisy and excited way
whoop /wuːp/ noun [ C ]
a loud, excited shout, especially showing your enjoyment of or
agreement with something
When the whoops and cheers had finally died down he started to
speak.
whoopee /ˈwʊp.i/ /ˈwuː.pi/ exclamation
a loud, excited shout of happiness
Whoopee, it's the holidays!
whoops /wʊps/ exclamation ( also oops
) informal
an expression of surprise or feeling sorry about a mistake or
slight accident
Whoops! That's the second time I've spilt coffee today!
whooping cough /ˈhuː.pɪŋˌkɒf/ /-ˌkɑːf/ noun [ U ]
a disease caught especially by children, which causes severe
coughing
guffaw /gʌfˈɔː/ /-ˈɑː/ verb [ I ]
to laugh loudly, especially at something stupid that someone has
said or done
He guffawed with delight when he heard the news.
guffaw noun [ C ] She let out a loud guffaw.
grin /grɪn/ noun [ C ]
a wide smile
I assumed things had gone well for him as he had a big grin on his
face.
a broad/sheepish grin
grin /grɪn/ verb [ I ] -nn-
to smile a wide smile
He grinned at me from the doorway.
What are you grinning about?
grin and bear it - Idiom
to accept something bad without complaining
I really don't want to go but I guess I'll just have to grin and
bear it.
grin/smile from ear to ear - Idiom
to look extremely happy
'We've had a fantastic response,' he said, grinning from ear to
ear.
bellow /ˈbel.əʊ/ /-oʊ/ verb [ I or T ]
to shout in a loud voice, or (of a cow or large animal) to make a
loud, deep sound
[ + speech ] "Keep quiet!" the headmaster bellowed
across the room.
We could hear the sergeant bellowing commands to his troops.
bellow noun [ C ]
He gave a bellow of rage.
chuckle /ˈtʃʌk.l ̩/ verb [ I ]
to laugh quietly
She was chuckling as she read the letter.
chuckle noun [ C ]
He gave a chuckle in response to her question.
snigger /ˈsnɪg.ə r / /-ɚ/ verb [ I ] ( US also snicker )
to laugh at someone or something in a silly and often unkind way
They spent half the time sniggering at the clothes people
were wearing.
What are you two sniggering at/about ?
snigger noun [ C ]
We were having a snigger at the bride who was rather large
and dressed in a tight pale pink dress.
shriek /ʃriːk/ noun [ C ]
a short, loud, high cry, especially one produced suddenly as an
expression of a powerful emotion
shrieks of delight
He suddenly let out a piercing shriek.
shriek /ʃriːk/ verb [ I or T ]
to make such a cry
We shrieked with laughter when we realized how stupid we'd
been.
I tried to apologize, but he just shrieked abuse at me.
[ + speech ] "Don't you dare do that ever again!" she
shrieked.
cackle /ˈkæk.l ̩/ verb [ I ]
1. to make the loud, unpleasant sound of a chicken
The hens cackled in alarm.
2. disapproving to
laugh in a loud, high voice
A group of women were cackling in a corner.
a cackling witch
chortle /ˈtʃɔː.tl ̩/ /ˈtʃɔːr.t ̬l ̩/ verb [ I ]
to laugh, showing pleasure and satisfaction, often at someone
else's bad luck
She chortled with glee at the news.
chortle noun [ C ]
I thought I heard a chortle at the back of the room.
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