laugh drily
Frequency: 6.06.5 per million words
to laugh in a short, quiet, and unemotional way, often expressing irony
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Examples (10)
- He heard the absurd excuse and just laughed drily.
- "Of course you'd think that," she said, laughing drily.
- He drily laughed at the irony of the situation.
- I imagine he will just laugh drily when he hears the news.
- The old detective had a habit of laughing drily whenever a suspect lied.
- Upon seeing his rival's failed attempt, the villain could only laugh drily, a sound devoid of any real joy.
- I heard him laugh drily when I mentioned the deadline.
- He has laughed drily at my suggestions all morning.
- "A likely story," he commented, before laughing drily to himself.
- The crowd laughed drily as the politician made another empty promise.