Children laughed loudly at joke.

Meaning: The children made a lot of noise expressing amusement or happiness because of the funny story or saying.

Choice of Words: Laughed means to make a sound expressing amusement or happiness. Loudly means making a lot of noise. Joke is a story or saying that is meant to be funny.

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The children let out a raucous laughter as they listened to the comedian's jokes.

Meaning: This means that a group of young people found the jokes told by a comedian very funny and expressed their amusement by making a lot of noise.

Choice of Words: Children refers to a group of young people, usually under the age of 18. Let out means to release or express something. Raucous means loud and noisy. Laughter means to make a sound expressing amusement or joy. Comedian refers to a person who tells jokes to make people laugh. Jokes refers to something said or done to make people laugh. When you put them together, "The children let out a raucous laughter as they listened to the comedian's jokes" means that a group of young people expressed their amusement by making a lot of noise while listening to a person who tells jokes to make people laugh.

The kids erupted in a fit of giggles as the clown performed his silly antics.

Meaning: This means that a group of young people found the silly things that a clown did very funny and expressed their amusement by laughing out loud suddenly and uncontrollably.

Choice of Words: Kids refers to a group of young people, usually under the age of 18. Erupted means to burst forth suddenly and with force. Fit means a sudden attack or outburst. Giggles refers to a light, high-pitched laugh. Clown refers to a person who wears funny clothes and makeup and performs to make people laugh. Antics refers to playful or silly behavior. When you put them together, "The kids erupted in a fit of giggles as the clown performed his silly antics" means that a group of young people suddenly and uncontrollably laughed out loud while watching a person who wears funny clothes and makeup and performs to make people laugh do silly things.

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