"belly laugh" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: belly laughs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} belly laugh (plural belly laughs)
  1. A deep, hearty laugh Categories (topical): Laughter Synonyms: guffaw
    Sense id: en-belly_laugh-en-noun-ZWJD4rZo Disambiguation of Laughter: 62 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15

Verb

Forms: belly laughs [present, singular, third-person], belly laughing [participle, present], belly laughed [participle, past], belly laughed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} belly laugh (third-person singular simple present belly laughs, present participle belly laughing, simple past and past participle belly laughed), {{tlb|en|intransitive}} (intransitive)
  1. To laugh a belly laugh. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: guffaw
    Sense id: en-belly_laugh-en-verb-tRfeWalj

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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