to laugh softly

Examples

• All

• "Is there something I should know about you, Colonel Thorn?" He laughed softly, almost against his will.

  Fiction book (1996)

• So what was the attraction between them?" She laughed softly.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Okay. "Ray laughed softly and she opened her eyes, looking up at him.

  Fiction book (1999)

• And we all kind of laughed, but softly, between our fingers.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Graham lay back and, after a moment, laughed softly to himself.

  Fiction book (1999)

• By whose standards? the rebellious little voice in her head said, and then laughed softly.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Happy because he was allowing me this disrespect, I laughed softly.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Yvonne laughs softly and says, "I'll tell you whether I can accept tomorrow morning at the conference."

  Fiction book (1999)

• Shaking her head, she laughed softly and muttered.

  Fiction book (2000)

• "You don't think Mandy'll cause a problem?" Randolph laughed softly in the darkness.

  Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

C

to chuckle

vsto laugh softly

237 2.0

To laugh quietly to yourself when something is slightly funny

is a quiet restrained form rather than nervous or gleeful

C

to chortle

vsto laugh softly

7 7.7

To laugh quietly with pleasure, often with a small snort

is restrained and quiet rather than joyful or noisy

T

to titter

vsto laugh softly

3 7.4

To laugh in a short nervous way at something slightly funny or awkward

is calm restraint rather than nervous suppression

How Loud

to laugh

∞ 1.0

to laugh softly

3 1.9

to chuckle

237 2.0

to titter

3 7.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology