: gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
His clumsy attempt at dancing caused much mirth.
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Examples of mirth in a Sentence
Her clumsy attempt to cut the cake was the cause of much mirth.
as charming as your mutual mirth is, could you refrain from nudging each other and giggling during class?
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Despite their mirth, Tomas ultimately imprisons the couple in his house to turn them over to the opposition, a predicament that completely decimates what little fortitude Elena has left.
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
The celebrations of the killing by Israel’s political leaders; the fantastic schemes for the removal of Palestinians to Sinai, or Europe, or Congo; the public figures signing bombs to be dropped on what’s left of Gaza; the gleeful recordings made by individual soldiers—all combine malice and mirth.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
The celebrations of the killing by Israel’s political leaders; the fantastic schemes for the removal of Palestinians to Sinai, or Europe, or Congo; the public figures signing bombs to be dropped on what’s left of Gaza; the gleeful recordings made by individual soldiers—all combine malice and mirth.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Mirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mirth. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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mirth
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: gaiety accompanied by laughter
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