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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What surprised me was hearing so much laughter in the room.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
This kind of laughter from others was constant.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
Get ready for tears – of sadness, of fear, and of laughter.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
The conversations, the laughter, the nights that stretched long — those memories will stay with us forever.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
This kind of laughter from others was constant.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
Get ready for tears – of sadness, of fear, and of laughter.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
The conversations, the laughter, the nights that stretched long — those memories will stay with us forever.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
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 13 Feb. 2026.
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laughter
noun
laugh·ter
ˈlaf-tər 
ˈlȧf-
: the action or sound of laughing
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