1
as in giggled
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell
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as in smiled
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
you're going to try out for the football team? Don't make me laugh!
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Recent Examples of laughed
Prescott first spat at the ground in Carter’s direction, smiled and laughed.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Levack laughed remembering Miller’s idea.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Cannon laughed throughout the explanation as Bregman and Avanti-Fischer teased her.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The trio laughed at his sly line of questioning.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
So the 6-foot-4 1/2, 280-pound Partlow laughed about that half-inch.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
When Won Chae and Ah Yoon started playing music, the whole team danced, laughed and let loose.
—Sara Smith, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
The agents took her out of her vehicle and laughed at her, her family claimed.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Financiers sometimes laughed at the brazenness of Drahi’s methods.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Levack laughed remembering Miller’s idea.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Cannon laughed throughout the explanation as Bregman and Avanti-Fischer teased her.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The trio laughed at his sly line of questioning.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
So the 6-foot-4 1/2, 280-pound Partlow laughed about that half-inch.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
When Won Chae and Ah Yoon started playing music, the whole team danced, laughed and let loose.
—Sara Smith, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
The agents took her out of her vehicle and laughed at her, her family claimed.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Financiers sometimes laughed at the brazenness of Drahi’s methods.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughed
Verb
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Two teen-age girls, joining a crowd trailing him, giggled and teared up.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Even among those participating though, some giggled and guffawed, while others stayed stone-faced.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Shortly after scoring the Phillies’ second run in a series-clinching 2-0 win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, Bader saved what might have been a home run, then chest-bumped Marsh as closer Jhoan Duran smiled on the mound.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Despite the bad weather, the Princess of Wales smiled and chatted with the children while holding her black umbrella.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some of the 14 men chuckled, not quite sold.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Aug. 2025
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The audience chuckled — what a wild title!—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Steve Jobs screamed from time to time as self-therapy.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The symbolism is a little over-the-top if this is the case, but then again, this is a show for teens based on a YA novel, also for teens, and sometimes the symbolism needs to be screamed in ALL CAPS.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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She was dressed in green and gold and had a beaming smile on her face as Justin grinned at her.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Lockwood looked up and grinned.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Laughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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