Gerund functioning as a mass noun meaning a loud burst of laughter.
éclats de rireRire bruyant et sonore. Their sudden guffawing echoed through the hall.
Leurs éclats de rire soudains résonnaient dans la salle.
Sinonimi
broad laugh
uproarious laughter
loud laugh
belly laugh
roar of laughter
peal of laughter
burst of laughter
guffawinggerund / present participle Used attributively to describe someone or something that is laughing loudly.
hilareSe dit d’une personne ou d’un groupe qui rit bruyamment. A group of guffawing teenagers spilled out of the cinema.
Un groupe d’adolescents hilares est sorti du cinéma.