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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Beyond ‘Hey Siri’ In August 2025, OpenAI released Realtime API, which processes speech directly and captures non-verbal cues such as laughter or pauses.
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Gelila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Bursts of Spanish and laughter ring out.
—Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2025
His reference to the era of performance enhancing drugs of the 1990s and early 2000s drew laughter from media members in his postgame press conference.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The surprising degree of joy and laughter the couple was able to experience together, even as Gibson learned their cancer was terminal, has touched audiences since the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
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Gelila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Bursts of Spanish and laughter ring out.
—Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2025
His reference to the era of performance enhancing drugs of the 1990s and early 2000s drew laughter from media members in his postgame press conference.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The surprising degree of joy and laughter the couple was able to experience together, even as Gibson learned their cancer was terminal, has touched audiences since the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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laughter
noun
laugh·ter
ˈlaf-tər 
ˈlȧf-
: the action or sound of laughing
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