laughed; laughing; laughs
Definition of laugh
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to show emotion (such as mirth, joy, or scorn) with a chuckle or explosive vocal sound
The audience was laughing hysterically.
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
2a
: to produce the sound or appearance of laughter
a laughing brook
b
: to be of a kind that inspires joy
the blue sky of Autumn laughs above— Amy Lowell
1
: to influence or move by laughter
laughed the bad singer off the stage
2
: to utter with a laugh
laughs her consent
laugh
nounDefinition of laugh (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of laugh was before the 12th century
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