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Mr. Tom Posted 8 years ago
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His laughter dissipated the tension in the air.

Hi

Are these sentences natural English? Any other suggestions please?

  1. His laughter dissipated the tension in the air.
  2. His laughter relaxed the tension in the air.
  3. His laughter released the tension in the air.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom His laughter released the tension in the air. I understand that there was no tension in the air until his laughter caused the tension.

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  • Tom His laughter released the tension in the air.
  • I understand that there was no tension in the air until his laughter caused the tension.
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Mr. TomHis laughter released the tension in the air.

I understand that there was no tension in the air until his laughter caused the tension.

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As it happens, I like the intransitive use of 'dissipate' better.

[With his laughter / When he laughed] the tension in the [air / room] dissipated.

While 2 and 3 are not wrong, they don't strike me as the most natural way of expressing the idea.

You could use broke up the tension or alleviated the tension.

CJ

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