1
: a sound of or as if of laughing
2
archaic
: a cause of merriment
Examples of laughter in a Sentence
The audience roared with laughter.
the nervous producers were reassured by the sounds of laughter coming from the theater
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The bus was quiet, interspersed with some laughter, as teammates played cards and tried to leave the mess of a series behind.
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Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
His legacy and laughter will be carried on through his family.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The back yard brimmed with raucous laughter and talk of high-school sporting successes and the tribulations of the Dallas Cowboys.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Authoritarians are attacking these folks first because laughter is power.
—Lizz Winstead, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
His legacy and laughter will be carried on through his family.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The back yard brimmed with raucous laughter and talk of high-school sporting successes and the tribulations of the Dallas Cowboys.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Authoritarians are attacking these folks first because laughter is power.
—Lizz Winstead, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for laughter
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“Laughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughter. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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laughter
noun
laugh·ter
ˈlaf-tər 
ˈlȧf-
: the action or sound of laughing
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