They laughed at his hiding spot.

Meaning: They expressed amusement or joy in response to the place where he had hidden.

Choice of Words: Laughed means to make a sound expressing amusement or joy. At is a preposition that indicates the object or target of an action or feeling. Hiding spot is a place where someone conceals themselves from view. Together, they describe a reaction to someone's attempt to hide.

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They chuckled at his silly hiding spot.

Meaning: This means that multiple people were making a soft, low sound expressing amusement or joy because they found the way someone was trying to hide to be foolish or comical.

Choice of Words: They refers to multiple people, chuckled means they made a soft, low sound expressing amusement or joy, at means they were directing their laughter towards something, and silly hiding spot refers to a place where someone tried to conceal themselves in a way that was foolish or comical. When you put them together, "They chuckled at his silly hiding spot" means that multiple people were making a soft, low sound expressing amusement or joy because they found the way someone was trying to hide to be foolish or comical.

The children giggled at his poor hiding spot.

Meaning: This means that a group of young people were making a high-pitched, often repeated sound expressing amusement or joy because they found the way someone was trying to hide to be bad.

Choice of Words: The children refers to a group of young people, giggled means they made a high-pitched, often repeated sound expressing amusement or joy, at means they were directing their laughter towards something, and poor hiding spot refers to a place where someone tried to conceal themselves but did a bad job. When you put them together, "The children giggled at his poor hiding spot" means that a group of young people were making a high-pitched, often repeated sound expressing amusement or joy because they found the way someone was trying to hide to be bad.

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