Descriptive Words for Laughter

Descriptive Words for Laughter

Smirk : Slight, often fleeting upturning of the corners of the mouth, completely voluntary and controllable; Smile : Silent, voluntary and controllable, more perceptible than a smirk; begins to release endorphins; Grin : Silent, controllable, but uses more facial muscles Snicker : First emergence of sound with facial muscles, but still controllable Giggle : Has a 50 percent chance of reversal to avoid a full laugh; sound of giggling is amusing; efforts to suppress it tend to increase its strength; Chuckle : Involves chest muscles with deeper pitch. Chortle : originates even deeper in the chest and involves muscles of torso; usually provokes laughter in others; Laugh : Involves facial and thoracic muscles as well as abdomen and extremities; sound of barking or snorting; Cackle : First involuntary stage; pitch is higher and body begins to rock, spine extends and flexes, with an upturning of head; Guffaw : Full body response feet stomp, arms wave, thighs slapped, torso rocks, sound is deep and loud; may re…