I wish English had a verb meaning "to laugh with delight." Do other languages?
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@tytus_s@paulg It's a bit like a cheaper version of this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7114861.stm …
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@paulg "schateren" in Dutch means to laugh with delight.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Gotta be a giggleThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg gleeful is a good modifier thoughThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg giggled?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg chortle - to laugh gleefully.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg In French: "être hilare" (burst off joy manifested by laughing) :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg closest we have is giggle. which is pretty good.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg squee?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Interestingly, there are a few nouns that express that, namely "mirth", but I can't find a single verb! -
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@paulg In Turkish we have "Gülümsemek" it is a warm laugh without laughter. Mostly used for joyful laughs.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg it's hard I can't come up with an Italian word neither. I'm sure German has 100-letters word for that.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Giggle?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Google says chortle is to laugh in a gleeful way. Pretty close to delight.pic.twitter.com/1VS4Z1M3AO
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@paulg True enough, but more targeted than simple "laugh". My wife says French has no such word, I'm not a sufficient polyglot to help more.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg in Spanish we have one that means "to laugh a lot" which I guess is not literally "with delight" but maybe it's close ("carcajearse")Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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