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laugh
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- pronunciation:
- laef
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
laughs, laughing, laughed |
definition 1: |
to express amusement, happiness, mirth, derision, or other emotions by making nonverbal sounds with the mouth and distorting the face in an expression like a smile (often fol. by "about" or "at").
The children laughed as they watched the cartoon.I wonder what they're laughing about in the other room.He thought he was being funny, but few people laughed at his joke.The other kids laughed at her when she slipped and fell.
- antonyms:
- cry
- similar words:
- cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, howl, snicker, snigger, tee-hee, titter
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definition 2: |
to make a sound or sounds resembling laughter.
- similar words:
- cackle, chuckle, guffaw, howl, snicker, snigger, titter
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related words: |
roar, scream, sparkle |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition: |
to drive or otherwise move (someone) by laughing derisively.
The crowd laughed him off the podium.I'd be laughed out of the university if I did research like that.- similar words:
- deride, fleer, jeer, mock
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act of laughing.
His boss's laugh at his proposal was demoralizing.Her first joke got a lot of laughs from the audience.- similar words:
- cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, howl, snicker, titter
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definition 2: |
the sound of laughing.
I can recognize her high-pitched laugh anywhere.- similar words:
- giggle, snicker, tee-hee, titter
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definition 3: |
(informal) something or someone ridiculous or improbable.
These new rules are a laugh.- synonyms:
- joke
- similar words:
- boob, fool, gas, jerk, jest, laughingstock, mockery, panic, riot, sap, scream
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related words: |
joke |
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