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Idioms are fun phrases where the words together mean something totally different from what they say one by one. People use them to make talking and writing more colorful, exciting, and full of life. Today, you are going to learn a bunch of helpful idioms that all have to do with laughing uncontrollably and having a great time.
In this lesson, we’ll look at idioms for laughing uncontrollably that mean giggling hard, bursting with laughter, and cracking up. Let’s get started and explore some of these helpful expressions.
Idioms for Laughing Uncontrollably
1. Laugh your head off
Meaning: To laugh continuously and uncontrollably at something very funny.
For Example: The funny cartoon dog had the whole living room laughing their heads off. / Hearing the silly joke left the kids laughing their heads off.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh a lot / Be amused
2. Split your sides
Meaning: To laugh so hard at a joke that your body feels like it hurts.
For Example: The comedy show had the audience splitting their sides with laughter. / His silly imitation made us split our sides.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh uncontrollably / Be hilarious
3. Die laughing
Meaning: An expression for finding a joke or situation overwhelmingly funny.
For Example: When the cat slipped on the rug, we almost died laughing. / Hearing the funny joke made everyone die laughing.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh hard / Crack up
4. In stitches
Meaning: Laughing so hard your sides hurt like you have medical stitches.
For Example: The comedian’s funny jokes had the entire crowd in stitches. / Her impersonation of the teacher left us in stitches.
Other Ways to Say: Laughing hard / Hilarious
5. Roar with laughter
Meaning: To make a loud, happy noise when hearing a great joke.
For Example: The funny punchline made the whole theater roar with laughter. / Dad’s silly dance caused us to roar with laughter.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh loudly / Cheer with humor
6. Howling with laughter
Meaning: Making loud, happy sounds in response to a funny prank.
For Example: The puppy chasing its own tail had us howling with laughter. / The comedy skit left everyone howling with laughter.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh loud / Be amused
7. Crack up
Meaning: To laugh uncontrollably or feel overwhelmed by silliness.
For Example: The funny cartoon dog made the whole living room crack up. / Trying to juggle three balls at once made him crack up laughing.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh hard / Go wild with giggles
8. Roll on the floor laughing
Meaning: Laughing so hard that you fall down and roll around in glee.
For Example: The silly costume made everyone roll on the floor laughing. / Finding out about the funny mix-up had us roll on the floor laughing.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh intensely / Fall down laughing
9. Burst into laughter
Meaning: To start laughing loudly and suddenly without warning.
For Example: When the puppy tripped over its toy, everyone burst into laughter. / She tried to stay serious, but the funny face made her burst into laughter.
Other Ways to Say: Start laughing / Giggle suddenly
10. Shaking with laughter Meaning: Physical trembling caused by an intense wave of giggles.
Meaning: Physical trembling caused by an intense wave of giggles.
For Example: The hilarious joke left him shaking with laughter in his seat. / We were shaking with laughter watching the funny puppet show.
Other Ways to Say: Tremble with giggles / Laugh hard
11. Shriek with laughter Meaning: Making high-pitched, joyful noises while laughing hard.
Meaning: Making high-pitched, joyful noises while laughing hard.
For Example: The magic trick made the children shriek with laughter. / Winning the silly game caused them to shriek with laughter.
Other Ways to Say: Guffaw / Yell with glee
12. Guffaw Meaning: To laugh in a loud, boisterous, and uncontained manner.
Meaning: To laugh in a loud, boisterous, and uncontained manner.
For Example: Dad let out a big guffaw when the cat chased its tail. / The funny cartoon punchline drew a loud guffaw from the room.
Other Ways to Say: Loud laugh / Boisterous giggle
13. Snicker and snort Meaning: Laughing uncontrollably with funny, snorting sounds.
Meaning: Laughing uncontrollably with funny, snorting sounds.
For Example: The funny joke made her snicker and snort out loud. / Trying to keep quiet made him snicker and snort during class.
Other Ways to Say: Snort with laughter / Giggles
14. Sides splitting Meaning: An expression for laughing uncontrollably at a hilarious joke.
Meaning: An expression for laughing uncontrollably at a hilarious joke.
For Example: The clown show left the children with their sides splitting. / Hearing the funny story had our sides splitting.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh hard / Hilarious moment
15. Laugh fit Meaning: A sudden, unstoppable outbreak of joyful giggles.
Meaning: A sudden, unstoppable outbreak of joyful giggles.
For Example: A sudden laugh fit hit us during the quiet library reading time. / Trying to whisper secrets caused a massive laugh fit.
Other Ways to Say: Giggling spell / Fit of laughs
16. Giggle fest Meaning: A gathering or moment where everyone is joking and laughing.
Meaning: A gathering or moment where everyone is joking and laughing.
For Example: Sharing silly secrets at bedtime turned into a total giggle fest. / The sleepover became a nonstop giggle fest.
Other Ways to Say: Laughing session / Silly time
17. Laugh your socks off Meaning: An expressive way to describe laughing extremely hard.
Meaning: An expressive way to describe laughing extremely hard.
For Example: The comedy show had the entire family laughing their socks off. / We watched the funny movie and laughed our socks off.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh hard / Be amused
18. Laugh your lungs out Meaning: Laughing with such deep force that it takes your breath away.
Meaning: Laughing with such deep force that it takes your breath away.
For Example: The hilarious performance made everyone laugh their lungs out. / He told a great riddle that made us laugh our lungs out.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh intensely / Deep giggles
19. Screaming with laughter Meaning: Laughing so loudly that it sounds like excited screaming.
Meaning: Laughing so loudly that it sounds like excited screaming.
For Example: The thrilling amusement park ride had us screaming with laughter. / The silly puppy antics left the kids screaming with laughter.
Other Ways to Say: Yell with joy / Laugh loud
20. Choking with laughter Meaning: Laughing so hard you temporarily cannot breathe.
Meaning: Laughing so hard you temporarily cannot breathe.
For Example: The funny punchline left him choking with laughter on his water. / She was choking with laughter at the hilarious comedy sketch.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh breathless / Gasp with glee
21. Wheezing with laughter Meaning: Making breathy, rattling sounds from intense giggles.
Meaning: Making breathy, rattling sounds from intense giggles.
For Example: The funny joke had him wheezing with laughter on the rug. / We were wheezing with laughter after the clumsy slip.
Other Ways to Say: Gasping laughs / Breathless giggles
22. Crying with laughter Meaning: Producing happy tears because a joke is extremely funny.
Meaning: Producing happy tears because a joke is extremely funny.
For Example: The funny story about the cat made her crying with laughter. / We ended up crying with laughter at the comedy show.
Other Ways to Say: Happy tears / Weeping with joy
23. Tears streaming Meaning: Having tears run down your face from intense laughing.
Meaning: Having tears run down your face from intense laughing.
For Example: With tears streaming from his eyes, he couldn’t finish his sentence. / The hilarious prank left us with tears streaming down our cheeks.
Other Ways to Say: Weeping from joy / Happy crying
24. Howl with glee Meaning: Making happy, loud noises of amusement.
Meaning: Making happy, loud noises of amusement.
For Example: Winning the silly costume contest made him howl with glee. / The children began to howl with glee during playtime.
Other Ways to Say: Shout with joy / Laugh loud
25. Panting with laughter Meaning: Breathing heavily after a long session of giggling.
Meaning: Breathing heavily after a long session of giggling.
For Example: After five minutes of continuous jokes, we were panting with laughter. / The funny video left everyone panting with laughter.
Other Ways to Say: Breathless giggles / Exhausted laughing
26. Burst a gut Meaning: An expression for laughing so hard your stomach aches.
Meaning: An expression for laughing so hard your stomach aches.
For Example: The comedian’s funny impressions made everyone want to burst a gut. / We laughed until we nearly burst a gut.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh hard / Stomach ache laughs
27. Laugh until it hurts Meaning: Experiencing physical discomfort from too much laughter.
Meaning: Experiencing physical discomfort from too much laughter.
For Example: The silly comedy sketch made us laugh until it hurts. / Sharing childhood memories had us laughing until it hurts.
Other Ways to Say: Painful laughter / Intense giggles
28. Laugh until you cry Meaning: Shedding happy tears from unstoppable amusement.
Meaning: Shedding happy tears from unstoppable amusement.
For Example: The funny cartoon always makes the kids laugh until they cry. / We were laughing until we cried at the talent show.
Other Ways to Say: Happy tears / Weeping laughs
29. Rolling in the aisles Meaning: An audience laughing so hard they fall out of seats.
Meaning: An audience laughing so hard they fall out of seats.
For Example: The hilarious play had theatergoers rolling in the aisles. / The comedian’s jokes kept the crowd rolling in the aisles.
Other Ways to Say: Audience laughs / Hilarious show
30. Dying of laughter Meaning: A dramatic way to say you are laughing uncontrollably.
Meaning: A dramatic way to say you are laughing uncontrollably.
For Example: When the dog wore a funny hat, we were all dying of laughter. / He told a joke that had us dying of laughter.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh hard / Crack up
31. Split your seams Meaning: Laughing so hard your clothes feel like they are tearing.
Meaning: Laughing so hard your clothes feel like they are tearing.
For Example: The hilarious cartoon made us feel like we would split our seams. / He told a joke that had the room splitting their seams.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh hard / Hilarious time
32. Laugh your face off Meaning: An exaggerated phrase for severe, joyful laughing.
Meaning: An exaggerated phrase for severe, joyful laughing.
For Example: The funny puppet show had the children laughing their faces off. / We stayed up late laughing our faces off at board games.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh intensely / Great giggles
33. Giggling uncontrollably Meaning: Making soft, high-pitched laughing sounds you cannot stop.
Meaning: Making soft, high-pitched laughing sounds you cannot stop.
For Example: During the quiet test, she started giggling uncontrollably at a memory. / The tickle fight left both kids giggling uncontrollably.
Other Ways to Say: Unstoppable giggles / Silly laughs
34. Snorting with laughter Meaning: Making sudden nose sounds while laughing hard.
Meaning: Making sudden nose sounds while laughing hard.
For Example: The funny joke caused him to start snorting with laughter. / She tried to hide her smile, ending up snorting with laughter.
Other Ways to Say: Nose laugh / Snort giggles
35. Snicker out loud Meaning: Laughing in a suppressed yet audible manner.
Meaning: Laughing in a suppressed yet audible manner.
For Example: The funny whisper made him snicker out loud in the hallway. / Try not to snicker out loud during the serious presentation.
Other Ways to Say: Giggle openly / Laugh aloud
36. Chuckle endlessly Meaning: Making soft, continuous laughing sounds without pause.
Meaning: Making soft, continuous laughing sounds without pause.
For Example: Reading the comic book had him chuckle endlessly in his chair. / The funny story made everyone chuckle endlessly.
Other Ways to Say: Continuous giggles / Soft laughs
37. Snicker uncontrollably Meaning: Having tiny, continuous laughs you cannot stop.
Meaning: Having tiny, continuous laughs you cannot stop.
For Example: The silly hat made the toddler snicker uncontrollably. / We began to snicker uncontrollably at the funny painting.
Other Ways to Say: Unstoppable chuckles / Giggle fit
38. Peals of laughter Meaning: Loud, ringing waves of continuous joy and amusement.
Meaning: Loud, ringing waves of continuous joy and amusement.
For Example: Peals of laughter echoed from the playground during recess. / The comedy skit brought peals of laughter from the audience.
Other Ways to Say: Waves of laughs / Loud giggles
39. Roars of mirth Meaning: Deep, booming sounds of happy amusement.
Meaning: Deep, booming sounds of happy amusement.
For Example: The joke brought loud roars of mirth from the living room. / Good comedy shows fill theaters with roars of mirth.
Other Ways to Say: Booming laughs / Happy roars
40. Fits of giggles Meaning: Sudden, repeated spells of laughing without control.
Meaning: Sudden, repeated spells of laughing without control.
For Example: Sharing silly secrets led to fits of giggles at bedtime. / The tickle monster caused fits of giggles among the kids.
Other Ways to Say: Giggling spells / Laugh fits
41. Shrieks of glee Meaning: High-pitched sounds of pure happiness and laughter.
Meaning: High-pitched sounds of pure happiness and laughter.
For Example: Opening the surprise box drew shrieks of glee from the children. / The fun playground game caused shrieks of glee.
Other Ways to Say: Happy screams / Joyful yells
42. Screaming with joy Meaning: Shouting happily in response to a funny or great event.
Meaning: Shouting happily in response to a funny or great event.
For Example: Winning the contest had them screaming with joy in the yard. / The funny surprise left us screaming with joy.
Other Ways to Say: Shout happily / Cheer loudly
43. Shrieking with mirth Meaning: Making joyful, loud sounds of amusement.
Meaning: Making joyful, loud sounds of amusement.
For Example: The clown performance had the kids shrieking with mirth. / Telling silly jokes kept everyone shrieking with mirth.
Other Ways to Say: Laughing loud / Joyful screams
44. Rolling with laughter Meaning: Falling around in physical amusement from a joke.
Meaning: Falling around in physical amusement from a joke.
For Example: The hilarious video had the family rolling with laughter. / We were rolling with laughter on the living room rug.
Other Ways to Say: Laughing hard / Floor laughs
45. Shaking with mirth Meaning: Trembling physically from deep, happy amusement.
Meaning: Trembling physically from deep, happy amusement.
For Example: The funny story left him shaking with mirth in his seat. / We were shaking with mirth at the playful puppy.
Other Ways to Say: Tremble with joy / Laugh hard
46. Quaking with laughter Meaning: Body trembling because of unstoppable giggles.
Meaning: Body trembling because of unstoppable giggles.
For Example: The silly cartoon had the kids quaking with laughter. / She was quaking with laughter trying to tell a story.
Other Ways to Say: Tremble laughs / Shake with glee
47. Quivering with mirth Meaning: Small physical shakes caused by holding back laughs.
Meaning: Small physical shakes caused by holding back laughs.
For Example: Trying to stay quiet made her quivering with mirth in class. / The funny hat left him quivering with mirth.
Other Ways to Say: Shake with giggles / Tremble happy
48. Convulsing with laughter Meaning: Spasms of physical movement caused by extreme laughing.
Meaning: Spasms of physical movement caused by extreme laughing.
For Example: The hilarious comedy skit left the audience convulsing with laughter. / We were convulsing with laughter at the funny magic trick.
Other Ways to Say: Spasms of laughs / Extreme giggles
49. Exploding with laughter Meaning: A sudden, massive release of loud amusement.
Meaning: A sudden, massive release of loud amusement.
For Example: When the cake fell over, everyone was exploding with laughter. / The funny punchline had the table exploding with laughter.
Other Ways to Say: Sudden laughs / Burst into giggles
50. Erupting in giggles Meaning: A sudden start of bubbling, happy laughter.
Meaning: A sudden start of bubbling, happy laughter.
For Example: Mentioning the funny nickname caused the room to erupting in giggles. / The kids started erupting in giggles during the movie.
Other Ways to Say: Start giggling / Burst into laughs
51. Breaking up Meaning: To lose your composure and start laughing uncontrollably.
Meaning: To lose your composure and start laughing uncontrollably.
For Example: He tried to read his speech seriously, but started breaking up at a typo. / Seeing his funny hat made the whole group break up.
Other Ways to Say: Start laughing / Lose cool
52. Lose it Meaning: To completely lose your serious mood and start laughing hard.
Meaning: To completely lose your serious mood and start laughing hard.
For Example: When the dog barked at the mirror, we completely lost it. / Try not to lose it during the quiet library time.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh hard / Lose composure
53. Go hysterical Meaning: Laughing or crying with extreme, uncontrollable emotion.
Meaning: Laughing or crying with extreme, uncontrollable emotion.
For Example: The funny mix-up had everyone going hysterical with laughter. / Try to calm down instead of going hysterical over the joke.
Other Ways to Say: Extreme laughs / Uncontrolled emotion
54. Go bananas with laughter Meaning: Acting wildly silly and laughing without stopping.
Meaning: Acting wildly silly and laughing without stopping.
For Example: The funny cartoon made the toddlers go bananas with laughter. / Birthday party games made the kids go bananas with laughter.
Other Ways to Say: Go wild laughing / Act silly
55. Go wild with giggles Meaning: Entering a state of high-energy, unstoppable laughing.
Meaning: Entering a state of high-energy, unstoppable laughing.
For Example: Tickling the puppy made it go wild with giggles and wiggles. / The silly prank had us go wild with giggles.
Other Ways to Say: Unstoppable giggles / High energy laughs
56. Laugh up a storm Meaning: Laughing loudly and enthusiastically for a long time.
Meaning: Laughing loudly and enthusiastically for a long time.
For Example: The cousins gathered in the kitchen to laugh up a storm. / We spent the evening telling funny stories and laughing up a storm.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh hard / Enjoy humor
57. Laugh your lungs out loud Meaning: An intense expression for screaming with laughter.
Meaning: An intense expression for screaming with laughter.
For Example: The comedy special had us laughing our lungs out loud. / He told a hilarious joke that made everyone laugh their lungs out loud.
Other Ways to Say: Laugh hard / Deep giggles
58. Laugh till you drop Meaning: Laughing so hard you physically fall down from exhaustion.
Meaning: Laughing so hard you physically fall down from exhaustion.
For Example: The funny game of tag had us laughing till we drop. / We played silly dress-up and were laughing till we drop.
Other Ways to Say: Exhausting laughs / Fall down giggling
59. Laugh till it hurts sides Meaning: Experiencing muscle strain from excessive laughter.
Meaning: Experiencing muscle strain from excessive laughter.
For Example: The funny riddle book had us laughing till it hurts sides. / Sharing jokes all afternoon meant laughing till it hurts sides.
Other Ways to Say: Painful laughter / Intense giggles
60. Pure hilarity Meaning: A situation filled with maximum funny moments and laughter.
Meaning: A situation filled with maximum funny moments and laughter.
For Example: The messy cooking attempt turned into pure hilarity for the family. / Watching the puppies play was pure hilarity.
Other Ways to Say: Total comedy / Maximum laughs
Exercise to Practice
- The funny cartoon dog had the whole living room laughing their ________ off.
- The comedy show had the audience splitting their ________ with laughter.
- When the cat slipped on the rug, we almost ________ laughing.
- The comedian’s funny jokes had the entire crowd in ________.
- The funny punchline made the whole theater ________ with laughter.
- The puppy chasing its own tail had us ________ with laughter.
- The funny cartoon made the whole living room crack ________.
- The silly costume made everyone roll on the floor ________.
- When the puppy tripped over its toy, everyone burst into ________.
- The hilarious joke left him ________ with laughter in his seat.
- The magic trick made the children ________ with laughter.
- Dad let out a big ________ when the cat chased its tail.
- The funny joke made her snicker and ________ out loud.
- Sharing silly secrets at bedtime turned into a total giggle ________.
- The comedy show had the family laughing their socks ________.
Answer Key
- heads
- sides
- die
- stitches
- roar
- howling
- up
- laughing
- laughter
- shaking
- shriek
- guffaw
- snort
- fest
- off
Conclusion
Learning idioms for laughing uncontrollably helps you understand stories, joyful expressions, and everyday humor much better. When you know what these colorful phrases mean, you can use them to describe funny moments and share laughter with friends.
Try using a few of these expressions the next time you hear a great joke or watch a funny movie. Practicing them out loud is a great way to remember them and make your communication sound awesome.
