Laugh - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |læf|  American pronunciation of the word laugh
Brit.  |lɑːf|  British pronunciation of the word laugh

noun

- the sound of laughing (syn: laughter)
- a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (syn: gag, jape, jest, joke)
thanks for the laugh
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest

verb

- produce laughter

Extra examples

What are you laughing about?

The audience was laughing hysterically.

I've never laughed so hard in my life.

I couldn't stop laughing when I saw what he was wearing.

I laughed out loud when I saw him.

He laughed so hard I thought he'd die laughing.

The movie was hilarious. We laughed our heads off.

“I've never seen anything so ridiculous,” he laughed.

He gave a loud laugh.

The movie has a lot of laughs.

You're going to be a movie star? That's a laugh.

The joke got a big laugh.

He laughed his pleasure.

They laughed at our efforts.

He laughed himself hoarse.

Phrasal verbs

laugh away  — deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it
laugh off  — deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: laugh
he/she/it: laughs
present participle: laughing
past tense: laughed
past participle: laughed
noun
singular: laugh
plural: laughs
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