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in stitches

in stitches prepositional phrase: laughing vigorously; very amused; aching due to convulsive laughter.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Laughing vigorously; very amused; aching due to convulsive laughter.
    • "I was just dancing with old Doctor Riley, and he kept me in stitches. Half the time he had almost to carry me around, I was laughing so."1918, Laura Lee Hope, chapter 15, in The Outdoor Girls in Army Service
    • Leaving the White House after a unilateral chat with Coolidge, Actress Barrymore, in stitches from laughter, was confronted by perplexed newsmen wondering what was so funny.1955 May 15, “People”, in Time
    Synonyms:
    in hysterics

Synonyms of in stitches

Questions about in stitches

What does in stitches mean?
In stitches means laughing vigorously; very amused; aching due to convulsive laughter.
What part of speech is in stitches?
In stitches is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in stitches in the dictionary

  1. in stead
  2. in stead of
  3. in steam
  4. in steed
  5. in step
  6. in stitches
  7. in stock
  8. in store
  9. in stride
  10. in style
  11. in succession

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