Homeric laughter
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The implications of this proviso struck the German Reichstag so forcibly that Deputies clutched their quaking midriffs and the whole chamber roared with Homeric laughter until tears of mirth glistened on many a cheek.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Beg pahdon?" replied Bill, holding his hand behind his ear; and then there was a rumble of Homeric laughter that left Bowles hot with shame.
From Bat Wing Bowles by Coolidge, Dane
The others looked at him, then joined him, and Homeric laughter echoed for a long minute above the snarl of the water.
From The Enchanted Canyon by Morrow, Honoré
Then Brett sat down and enjoyed a burst of Homeric laughter.
From The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate by Tracy, Louis
His proposition was received with a shout of Homeric laughter: and Sylvain Kohn cooingly protested that no man should touch a woman, even with a flower, etc., etc.
From Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House by Cannan, Gilbert
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