English Explanatory Dictionary

underlaugh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A suppressed laugh

Pronunciation

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Word forms

underlaugh underlaughs under-laugh

Etymology

Probably derived from Middle English underlaughen (“to smile; smile with the eyes”), Middle English underlaughteren (“to smirk”), equivalent to under- + laugh.

Related words

underlaughter church giggles
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