to gag with laughter
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
ahogarse de risa
- She was gagging with laughter all through the comedy show.
Examples
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She gagged with laughter at the comedian's joke.
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The children gagged with laughter during the clown's silly performance.
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I nearly gagged with laughter at his outrageous story.
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Don't gag with laughter during the presentation!
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The joke was so funny that I started to gag with laughter during the meeting.
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When she told her story, the audience couldn't help but gag with laughter at her hilarious impressions.
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He nearly gagged with laughter when he saw the ridiculous dance moves of his friend.
Synonyms
18
3.5
To laugh loudly and without control
15
3.4
Laugh loudly and without control
9
3.0
Start laughing very hard and cannot stop
8
2.4
To suddenly start laughing loudly and not be able to stop
3
5.1
To make loud, long sounds because something is very funny
1
5.6
To laugh very hard
1
3.5
To make loud sounds you cannot stop because something is very funny
1
9.7
To laugh very hard at something funny online
Laugh so hard that your body shakes
Feel so amused that you fall over and move on the floor
Laugh loudly and deeply, making your stomach move
To laugh loudly because something is very funny
Antonyms
How Intense
- Informal
17
2.4
∞
1.0
237
2.0
153
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'gag' (to choke/retch) combined with the prepositional phrase 'with laughter' straightforwardly indicates choking caused by laughter, so the basic causal meaning is derivable from the constituents. However, 'gag' is more commonly associated with disgust or physical choking, so the specific sense of being overwhelmed by laughter is a metaphorical extension and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without some exposure.
Etymology
Gag with laughter uses the word gag, which means to choke, and creates the image of someone laughing so hard they feel like they might cough or choke. So, it means 'to laugh uncontrollably'.