cachinnate

To cachinnate is to laugh loudly or laugh hard.

(verb)

When you give a big, loud laugh at a joke, this is an example of a time when you cachinnate.

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See cachinnate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb cachinnated, cachinnating

to laugh loudly or too much

Origin: < L cachinnatus, pp. of cachinnare: ult. of echoic orig.

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See cachinnate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb cach·in·nat·ed, cach·in·nat·ing, cach·in·nates
To laugh hard, loudly, or convulsively; guffaw.

Origin:

Origin: Latin cachinnāre, cachinnāt-

Origin: , of imitative origin

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  • cachˌin·naˈtion noun
  • cachˈin·naˌtor noun

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