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as in giggles
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell
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as in smiles
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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as in chuckles
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
the child's frown turned into a laugh when he saw the clown
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2
as in hoots
someone or something that is very funny
that new sitcom is a laugh
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as in jokes
something said or done to cause laughter
the film comedy had a good laugh in just about every scene
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Recent Examples of laughs
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
Kylie laughs and throws another cupful.
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Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Lacking Empathy Empathy develops at different rates, says Shaw, but if your child laughs at someone getting hurt, teases others for their feelings, or seems cold when someone else is left out, that could be a red flag.
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Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
22 June 2026
Grube laughs, knowing the story sounds familiar.
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Nick Pietruszkiewicz,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
But give me a beautiful suit and an audience that laughs at my jokes.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Sign up for a short class that excites you, or map a weekend day trip with a friend who laughs easily.
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Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
The scene of the two boys discussing Kayda is kind of funny, especially the number of times Zach laughs and encourages Bryce to go for it.
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Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
There was sort of like a meta aspect to it [laughs].
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Simon Bland,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
Adrienne Lafrance,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
The laughs never stop coming, and in a season that will reward originals and adaptations alike, this is the writing voters will remember when casting their ballots in January.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
27 June 2026
Steele’s portrayal of imperious, glamorous Tanya provides some of the show’s biggest laughs.
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R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
What makes this such an exhilarating watch is how the performers navigate every passive-aggressive aside, every catty comment, every choice bit of annoying behavior played for laughs, pathos, or both at once.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2026
The anecdote was greeted with a chorus of laughs.
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Devin Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
For one, our laughs sound different based on context — from a polite chuckle among colleagues to a full-bodied guffaw with close friends.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
There were quips and laughs during the postgame news conference, but Skubal’s overall tone was hardly joking.
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Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Yakkity’s impulsiveness and wisecracking jokes provide the laughs, while Keo’s rivalry with his father (and his crush on Lemony) ground the show with genuine emotional dynamics.
—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
Verb
Clive Davis was the most humble man in the music business [laughs].
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
Kylie laughs and throws another cupful.
—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Lacking Empathy Empathy develops at different rates, says Shaw, but if your child laughs at someone getting hurt, teases others for their feelings, or seems cold when someone else is left out, that could be a red flag.
—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
22 June 2026
Grube laughs, knowing the story sounds familiar.
—
Nick Pietruszkiewicz,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
But give me a beautiful suit and an audience that laughs at my jokes.
—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Sign up for a short class that excites you, or map a weekend day trip with a friend who laughs easily.
—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
The scene of the two boys discussing Kayda is kind of funny, especially the number of times Zach laughs and encourages Bryce to go for it.
—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
There was sort of like a meta aspect to it [laughs].
—
Simon Bland,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
Noun
This was an era in which a still-unknown Brooks would show up late to the writer’s room—a habit that drove his colleagues nuts—and then get the biggest laughs out of them anyway.
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Adrienne Lafrance,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
The laughs never stop coming, and in a season that will reward originals and adaptations alike, this is the writing voters will remember when casting their ballots in January.
—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
27 June 2026
Steele’s portrayal of imperious, glamorous Tanya provides some of the show’s biggest laughs.
—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
What makes this such an exhilarating watch is how the performers navigate every passive-aggressive aside, every catty comment, every choice bit of annoying behavior played for laughs, pathos, or both at once.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2026
The anecdote was greeted with a chorus of laughs.
—
Devin Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
For one, our laughs sound different based on context — from a polite chuckle among colleagues to a full-bodied guffaw with close friends.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
There were quips and laughs during the postgame news conference, but Skubal’s overall tone was hardly joking.
—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Yakkity’s impulsiveness and wisecracking jokes provide the laughs, while Keo’s rivalry with his father (and his crush on Lemony) ground the show with genuine emotional dynamics.
—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughs
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Herbert then grabs Beer's face and pulls her in for a kiss as the singer giggles.
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The teaser video that followed showed a device straight out of a sci-fi film, something between Wall-E and BB-8, with a camera that giggles and swivels on command.
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Food Network's Maneet Chauhan smiles while showing off some dishes at the festival's F&W x Chubby Fish event on Saturday, June 20.
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The Princess Diaries star smiles, caresses her belly, then ducks out of the frame.
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Even Saturday Night Live’s reigning king of smarm, Colin Jost, playing a henpecked husband, got some chuckles out of me.
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And what begins as a clever, high-concept joke doesn’t always build beyond a steady stream of chuckles.
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Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.
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Wiseman said to hoots from the crowd of media gathered at the site.
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And of course, every wrapper came with the delightfully terrible jokes.
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Creator Alex Hirsch packed the show with enough jokes, pop culture references, and Easter eggs to inspire a cult fandom versed in the mythology of the quirky little town of Gravity Falls.
Verb
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Nothing screams summer like nautical stripes.
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Like why does Bravo think making the captions all different sizes screams Gen Z?
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Meanwhile her old-school Communist grandmother sneers at the tactics her Red Diaper daughter employed.
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Jacob sneers, but doesn’t even wait for his son to answer.
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Fatima grins, before rejoining the rest of the girls' team for one-on-one drills.
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Paul Anthony Kelly grins from ear to ear on a sunny day in New York City on May 26.
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