in stitches
Convulsed with mirth
In stitches means laughing uncontrollably, as if convulsing with amusement: The comedian had the whole audience in stitches.
The image suggests laughter so intense it causes physical pain—like needing stitches to hold yourself together.
Laughing in short bursts
- chucklingLaughing softly, briefly
- cacklingHarsh, staccato laughter
- howlingProlonged mournful crying sound
- guffawingLaughing boisterously
chortling · belly laugh · roaring · cracking up · splitting sides · snickering · tittering · snorting
giggling
Laughing in short bursts
- chucklingLaughing softly, briefly
- cacklingHarsh, staccato laughter
- howlingProlonged mournful crying sound
guffawing · chortling · belly laugh · roaring · cracking up · splitting sides · snickering · tittering · snorting · convulsions
stand-up
Solo comedic performance
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
- comedianProfessional humor performer
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
improv · sketch · gag · wit · one-liner · timing · heckler · set · roast · deadpan
mirthful
Full of merriment
- gleefulFull of high-spirited joy
- delightedFeeling great pleasure
- entertainedProvided amusement to
jovial · cheerful · tickled · buoyant · giddy · amused · lighthearted · elated · overjoyed · beside oneself
- clothing idiomsfit like a glove, dressed to the nines, dressed to kill, wear the pants, caught with pants down
- laughterlaugh, giggling, chuckling, laughing, snickering
- Old Idiomsbeyond the pale, hue and cry, scot-free, knight in shining armor, eat humble pie
- Sewing Metaphorsseamless, threadbare, woven, patched up, hanging by a thread
in stitchesstone-faced
Revealing no expression
unamused · in tears · po-faced · straight-faced · sobbing
in stitchesstone-faced
Revealing no expression
poker-faced · deadpan · expressionless · impassive · straight-faced
stitch, stitching, stitched, stitches, stitchers, stitcher, unstitched, restitched, restitch