as in glee
a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter
as charming as your mutual mirth is, could you refrain from nudging each other and giggling during class?
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Recent Examples of mirth
On this day, director Jeffrey Lo and book, music and lyrics creator Min Kahng plopped dead center at their work station as the chaos and mirth of a new musical exploded around them.
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David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
To some observers, the incessant joking was the sort of heartless mirth that social media had been running on for decades.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The mirth carries with it an undercurrent of Tyla’s particular brand of charisma.
—Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
When the vehicle stopped to turn onto the main road, her mirth vanished.
—Nnedi Okorafor, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirth
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Another way of positioning this reaction is as an example of schadenfreude, a term used to explain taking glee in someone’s suffering—and that’s a key reason to explaining why some people are reacting to the stock market dip in this way.—
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What’s causing this mockery and glee at misfortune?—
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The festivities culminate with a traditional cricket match between teams from east and west Bermuda that has all the islanders rooting for one team or another.—
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Sean Manaea, Frankie Montas, Jeff McNeil, Francisco Alvarez, Christian Scott, Paul Blackburn and Drew Smith were all in attendance for the late-week matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays, with the Mets wanting to include the entire team in the festivities.—
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In the eighth inning, Soto made a running catch in front of the wall on a long fly ball off the bat of Anthony Santander — another moment that earned cheers from the crowd.—
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Iglesias also got a big cheer from the crowd after stumbling across first base on an infield single in the eighth inning.—
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“Mirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirth. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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