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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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
Where once there were lawsuits and silence, there is now muscle memory, laughter, a chord progression rediscovered over coffee.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
Their days are filled with nursery planning and laughter.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 18 July 2025
Imagine the impact if, over the next year, districts committed to bringing conversation and laughter back to their schools’ hallways.
—Jonathan Haidt, Denver Post, 17 July 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 26 Jul. 2025.
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laughter
noun
laugh·ter
ˈlaf-tər 
ˈlȧf-
: the action or sound of laughing
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