underlaughter

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English

Etymology

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

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Noun

underlaughter (uncountable)

  1. Suppressed laughter or laughing
    • 1922, Berta Ruck, The Subconscious Courtship, page 340:
      “Of course I am, thank you,” said Clover in a voice which also he would hardly have recognized, so gay was it with a ripple of underlaughter.
    • 1985, Daniel Albright, Lyricality in English literature, page 126:
      Herrick could not guide Corinna, and Pope could not guide Mrs. Blount, into a definite, satisfying image because their ladies were too multiform and subtle, too likely to recede into airy sourire, underlaughter, to permit any resolution, any pinning tot he wall; []

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