1
: a sound of or as if of laughing
2
archaic
: a cause of merriment
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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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As twilight arrived on New Year’s Eve, laughter and revelry echoed from bars.
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Ryan M. Moser, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2024
This playful twist kept the audience entranced before everyone eventually broke out in contagious laughter and roaring applause.
—Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
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Ryan M. Moser, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2024
This playful twist kept the audience entranced before everyone eventually broke out in contagious laughter and roaring applause.
—Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Laughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughter. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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laughter
noun
laugh·ter
ˈlaf-tər 
ˈlȧf-
: the action or sound of laughing
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