They laugh heartily at the joke.

Meaning: This means the people are making sounds expressing amusement or joy with great feeling or enthusiasm because of a funny story or saying.

Choice of Words: Laugh means to make a sound expressing amusement or joy. Heartily means with great feeling or enthusiasm. At the joke is a funny story or saying that makes people laugh.

Alternative Expressions

The group erupts in laughter at the jest.

Meaning: This means that the group of people suddenly start laughing a lot because they think the joke is funny.

Choice of Words: Group is another word for a number of people. Erupts means to burst out suddenly and with great force. Laughter is the sound you make when you find something funny. At shows that the laughing is caused by the jest. Jest is another word for a joke.

Their laughter reverberates through the room after the quip.

Meaning: This means that the group of people are laughing a lot and the sound of their laughter is filling the room because they think the joke is funny.

Choice of Words: Their refers to the group of people. Laughter is the sound you make when you find something funny. Reverberates means to continue to sound or be felt after the original sound has stopped. Through shows that the laughter is filling the room. Room is the space where the people are. After shows that the laughter is caused by the quip. Quip is another word for a joke.

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