lauthals

at the top of one's voice, loudly

adverb LOWT-hals Rare

Also means

boisterously

Usage Note

Lauthals (literally 'loud-throat') describes shouting, laughing, or crying at full volume: lauthals lachen, lauthals weinen, lauthals schreien. It is informal and vivid.

Examples

"Die Kinder lachten lauthals über den Witz."

Natural Translation

The children laughed at the top of their voices at the joke.

Literal Translation

The children laughed loudly about the joke.

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