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laughing

5 entries found.


Main Entry:
1laugh 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 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 verb1 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 verb1: to influence or move by laughter <laughed the bad singer off the stage>2: to utter with a laugh
laugh·ing·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of laughingly \ˈla-fiŋ-lē, ˈlä-\ adverb


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