burst out laughing
To start laughing suddenly and intensely.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He burst out laughing when he saw the funny video.”
“During the serious meeting, she suddenly burst out laughing after remembering a silly joke from earlier that morning.”
“Despite the solemn atmosphere of the library, the student burst out laughing upon reading the absurd passage in his old textbook.”
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barrel of laughs
A great amount of enjoyment or entertainment, or something or someone that provides this.
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bundle of laughs
Something or someone very funny or fun.
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burst in
to enter suddenly and unexpectedly
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burst into tears
To suddenly start crying or sobbing.
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burst someone's bubble
To disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable.
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enough to make a cat laugh
Very outlandish or outrageous.
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have a laugh
To joke; kid around.
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have the last laugh
To be vindicated; to triumph despite predicted failure; to find success after defeat or setback.
Last updated August 10, 2026