Main Entry: ¹laugh

Pronunciation: \ˈlaf, ˈläf\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hliehhan; akin to Old High German lachēn to laugh

Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb 1 a : to show emotion (as mirth, joy, or scorn) with a chuckle or explosive vocal sound b : to find amusement or pleasure in something <laughed at his own clumsiness> c : to become amused or derisive <a very skeptical public laughed at our early efforts — Graenum Berger>
2 a : to produce the sound or appearance of laughter <a laughing brook> b : to be of a kind that inspires joytransitive verb 1 : to influence or move by laughter <laughed the bad singer off the stage>
2 : to utter with a laugh

— laugh·ing·ly \ˈla-fiŋ-lē, ˈlä-\ adverb