2016年9月9日 · Word for a dry laugh. Ask Question Asked 8 years, 6 months ago. Modified 7 years, 2 months ago. Viewed 18k ...

2017年4月16日 · Some humor is just funny on a surface level, or incorporates words that sound funny. What makes dry humor unique is that it isn't always obviously funny, especially with a deadpan delivery; you often need to think about it. The humor is entirely within the meaning of the words. Steven Wright's humor is a great example of dry humor.

2018年9月2日 · The word you are looking for dry reaction (of smile/laugh) is Sardonic. When you're being sardonic, or if you have a sardonic laugh or smile, you're making fun of someone or something in a mean, bitter way. The sardonic is define by Meriam Webster as: Merriam Webster

What does a dry sense of humor mean? This article explains how to develop it, but not what it is. How to Develop a Dry Sense of Humor. Developing a dry sense of humor can be challenging and fun. Learn how to develop one. If you really want to (and you know you do) then read the article.

2016年12月24日 · Probably a bit late for the OP, but anyone else who finds this post like me, "Chortle" means to laugh quietly, though it sounds a bit too much like "Chuckle" which the OP was not fond of using. Of course, you could always describe it differently. "A small laugh" "A half-suppressed laugh" "She hiccuped a laugh" "A closed mouth giggle"

2013年11月4日 · That is typically referred to as blowing raspberries:. Blowing a raspberry, strawberry or making a Bronx cheer is to make a noise signifying derision, real or feigned.

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2021年3月13日 · Term (a verb) for (giving) a laugh that is a short and dry reaction when hearing something unrealistic. 0.

2018年6月28日 · In response to someone elsewhere eggcoining the phrase "whet one's whistle," I just found myself wanting to write that An appetite is whetted until it is sharp; but a whistle is wetted until it is

2017年1月8日 · Compare Sanskrit kakhati "laughs," Greek kakhazein "to laugh loudly," Old High German kachazzen, English cackle, Armenian xaxanc'. Oxford (ODO) says "Middle English: probably from Middle Low German kākelen, partly imitative, reinforced by kāke jaw, cheek."