Phrase guide

burst out laughing

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To start laughing suddenly and intensely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: in lachen uitbarsten — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Finnish: purskahtaa nauruun — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • French: éclater de rire — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Greek: ξεσπάω σε γέλια (xespáo se gélia) — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Hungarian: nevetésben tör ki — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Icelandic: skellihlæja — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Malayalam: പൊട്ടിച്ചിരിക്കുക (poṭṭiccirikkuka) — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Polish: pękać ze śmiechu — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Portuguese: explodir em risadas — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Russian: разрази́ться сме́хом (razrazítʹsja sméxom) — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Russian: расхохота́ться (rasxoxotátʹsja) — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: reírse a carcajadas — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: desternillarse — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: mondarse — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: troncharse — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: troncharse de risa — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: partirse — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: partirse de risa — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: mearse de risa — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: mondarse de risa — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: morirse de risa — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: finarse de risa — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: caerse de risa — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: descalzarse de risa — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: descoyuntarse de risa — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: despedazarse de risa — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: desperezarse de risa — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: desternillarse de risa — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: carcajear — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Spanish: carcajearse — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Swedish: brista ut i skratt — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Turkish: kahkahaya boğulmak — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Turkish: kahkahayı basmak — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Turkish: kahkahayı patlatmak — suddenly start laughing intensely
  • Vietnamese: phì cười — suddenly start laughing intensely