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Definition of laugh
intransitive verb
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 clumsinessc : 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 brookb : to be of a kind that inspires joy the blue sky of Autumn laughs above — Amy Lowell
transitive verb
1 : to influence or move by laughter laughed the bad singer off the stage
2 : to utter with a laugh laughs her consent
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Examples of laugh in a Sentence
What are you laughing about?
The audience was laughing hysterically.
I've never laughed so hard in my life.
I couldn't stop laughing when I saw what he was wearing.
I laughed out loud when I saw him.
He laughed so hard I thought he'd die laughing.
The movie was hilarious. We laughed our heads off.
“I've never seen anything so ridiculous,” he laughed.
Recent Examples of laugh from the Web
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People laugh, talk, whisper and make noises that all feel equally as magnified.
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Here's to many, many more years of happiness, love, and Brie bursting out laughing in Franco's face.
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Two hundred-something noes, one dude who laughed at us and walked away, and a smattering of yesses.
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I was elated that evening, flitting around the room talking to people, laughing.
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As always, Sedaris’ greatest gift is his ability to laugh at the absurdity of life.
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During my visit, the sounds of children laughing and playing at the center echoed through the forest.
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The relatable sentiment is generally an inside joke referring to life at the university, and may not necessarily need a pop culture reference to merit recognition in the form of likes and laugh reacts.
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Thousands, throats growling and laughing and expressing what had heretofore been inexpressible.
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Origin and Etymology of laugh
Middle English, from Old English hliehhan; akin to Old High German lachēn to laugh
Examples of laugh in a Sentence
He gave a loud laugh.
a joke that always gets a big laugh
The movie has a lot of laughs.
You're going to be a movie star? That's a laugh.
Recent Examples of laugh from the Web
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The musical reaches a climax when an unintended amorous scene involving many of the characters produces more conflict, adding to the laughs.
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Origin and Etymology of laugh
see 1laugh
LAUGH Defined for English Language Learners
laugh
playDefinition of laugh for English Language Learners
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: to show that you are happy or that you think something is funny by smiling and making a sound from your throat
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: to think or say that someone or something is foolish and does not deserve serious attention or respect
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: to not be bothered by something
laugh
Definition of laugh for English Language Learners
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: the act or sound of laughing
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: something that causes laughter : something funny or foolish
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: a funny person
LAUGH Defined for Kids
Definition of laugh for Students
laughed
;laughing
: to show amusement, joy, or scorn by smiling and making sounds (as chuckling) in the throat
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