gales of laughter

sudden, loud happy sounds made by people when they are very amused I heard gales of laughter coming from the conference room.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Faust	-	Literature
Attoe	['ætəu]
Meinir	-	Welsh
Terah	TEE-rə (English)	Biblical
Elio	E-lyo	Italian
Demetrius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)