gulder
- noun
- /ˈɡʌldər/
- Archaic
- As soon as the joke landed, a gulder filled the entire room.
Examples
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The audience erupted in a loud gulder of laughter.
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The gulder from the audience surprised even the performers.
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A sudden gulder of laughter broke the silence during the meeting.
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There was a gulder from the crowd after the comedian's joke.
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A sudden gulder of laughter broke out when the comedian delivered his best punchline.
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The children's gulder echoed through the park as they played their games.
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After the surprising announcement, a gulder of cheers erupted from the audience.
Synonyms
A loud, happy sound people make when something is very funny
A sudden, loud laugh that bursts out
A very loud sound made by many people when they find something funny
Antonyms
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gulder starts with gul-, which sounds like the deep throat noise in gurgle or the loud laugh guffaw, and ends with -der, giving a sense of a single strong burst. A helpful way to remember it is that a gulder is a 'loud, deep outburst' or 'uproar', especially of crowd laughter.