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March 24, 2019 Word of the Day
in stitches
/
ˈ
ɪn
ˈ
stɪtʃəz/
informal
in stitches
/
ˈ
ɪn
ˈ
stɪtʃəz/
informal
An audience in stitches
Definition of IN STITCHES
:
laughing very hard
His jokes had us all
in stitches
.
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