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snicker - Give a smothered or half-suppressed laugh; snigger

Jon snickered to himself as everyone went around the group, telling each other about stupid things that they had done as kids.

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giggle - Laugh lightly in a nervous, affected, or silly manner

Carrie giggled when she heard her favorite knock-knock joke.

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rapture - extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement

After a tense week, Lenny looked forward to his Friday afternoon massage, when he felt himself float almost into a state of rapture.

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euphoria - A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.

When Ted and Alice were married, they both felt a feeling of euphoria that they hoped would last as they began the challenging road of marriage.

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romp - (especially of a child or animal) play roughly and energetically

The polar bears romped with each other so roughly that they almost fell through the ice.

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ecstasy - Extremely happy

Arnold loved the quiet beauty of the woods and the lake, and it filled him with a feeling of ecstasy.

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mirth - Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter

The night was full of mirth as the friends laughed at each other's jokes.

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jovial - Friendly, happy, and in a good mood

Ben liked going to the corner bar because of the jovial and friendly atmosphere.

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josh - Tease (someone) in a playful way

Matt had a crush on Audrey but couldn't tell her that, so he would josh her about her odd clothing choices and hoped that would work instead.

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romp - A spell of rough, energetic play

Jenny enjoyed the occasional outdoor romp with her kids so they could use all their energy up.

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guffaw - To laugh very loudly and heartily

When Louis told his uncle the joke about the boy finding his cat, his uncle guffawed until he was out of breath.

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nirvana - (in Buddhism) a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth; it represents the final goal of Buddhism

As the Buddha meditated under the banyan tree, a serene glow seemed to appear around him when he finally achieved nirvana.