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单词 laughing
释义

laugh

1 of 2

verb

ˈlaf How to pronounce laugh (audio)
ˈläf
laughed; laughing; laughs

intransitive verb

1
a
: to show emotion (such as mirth, joy, or scorn) with a chuckle or explosive vocal sound
The audience was laughing hysterically.
b
: to find amusement or pleasure in something
laughed at his own clumsiness
c
: to become amused or derisive
a very skeptical public laughed at our early efforts Graenum Berger
2
a
: to produce the sound or appearance of laughter
a laughing brook
b
: to be of a kind that inspires joy
the blue sky of Autumn laughs above Amy Lowell

transitive verb

1
: to influence or move by laughter
laughed the bad singer off the stage
2
: to utter with a laugh
laughs her consent
laughingly
ˈla-fiŋ-lē How to pronounce laugh (audio)
ˈlä-
adverb

laugh

2 of 2

noun

1
: the act of laughing
2
a
: a cause for derision or merriment : joke
b
: an expression of scorn or mockery : jeer
3
laughs plural : diversion, sport
play baseball just for laughs

Synonyms

Verb

  • break up
  • cackle
  • chortle
  • chuckle
  • crack up
  • giggle
  • hee-haw
  • roar
  • scream
  • snicker
  • titter
  • twitter

Noun

  • belly laugh
  • boff
  • boffo
  • boffola
  • cachinnation
  • cackle
  • chortle
  • chuckle
  • giggle
  • guffaw
  • hee-haw
  • horselaugh
  • laughter
  • snicker
  • snigger
  • titter
  • twitter
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Example Sentences

Verb 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. Noun He gave a loud laugh. a joke that always gets a big laugh The movie has a lot of laughs. You're going to be a movie star? That's a laugh. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
My only agenda is for people to go and scream and laugh and have a good time. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2022 At the same time, don't be surprised if kids laugh, play and want to behave like normal. Zulekha Nathoo, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 The strong ensemble and laugh-a-minute script doesn’t hurt either. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 Instead of pursuing sitcoms and rom-coms, Madigan has stuck to the old-school practice of standing in front of a microphone and making crowds of people laugh. Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022 Want to make friends laugh with your costume this year? Rebecca Shinners, Country Living, 7 Sep. 2022 The play is set in a 1980s-era Louisiana beauty salon where six very different women from their 20s to their 70s bond, fight, gossip, laugh, celebrate and grieve the ups and downs of their lives. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 That fear and anxiety weighed against the pure joy of seeing his son smile and hearing him laugh despite the state of the world outside. Niko Stratis, SPIN, 6 Sep. 2022 His ideal partner is someone who is intelligent, attractive, empathetic, physically fit, has a sense of humor and can laugh at themselves. Tanya Ballard Brown, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2022
Noun
In the cutthroat media business, Mr. Ferrante earned a reputation for leading a collegial news operation without pretension, where his booming laugh was a sign of ultimate approval. Glenn Rifkin, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 Jon Bernthal struts his stuff as the escort trying to get his laugh back, but this '80s artifact should have been left in the time capsule. Brian Lowry, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 The love for Lee was evident, family members reminisced about his laugh, his smile and also shed a couple tears as emotions spewed. Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2022 Family members of a pregnant Bessemer mother found shot to death inside her running vehicle are heartbroken over her murder and said she will be remembered for her smile, her laugh, and her devotion to her daughters. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2022 That and his unique laugh, which Jim Healy played so many times. Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2022 As infectious as his laugh, his motivation spread through many of the fathers who have gone through the program, affectionately referred to as alumni. Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2022 That potential for a fistfight may be part of the appeal of seeing Poison live, Michaels adds with a laugh. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2022 Staff at the shelter are humored by the comments and glad that people got a laugh out of it. Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English, from Old English hliehhan; akin to Old High German lachēn to laugh

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

laugh 1 of 2

verb

ˈlaf How to pronounce laugh (audio)
ˈläf
laughed; laughing
: to show amusement, joy, or scorn by smiling and making sounds (as chuckling) in the throat

laugh

2 of 2

noun

: the act or sound of laughing

laughing 1 of 3

adjective

as in merry
indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor the satisfying comedy put us in a laughing mood for the rest of the evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • merry
  • jolly
  • festive
  • smiling
  • funny
  • amused
  • cheerful
  • giggling
  • gleeful
  • chuckling
  • mirthful
  • jovial
  • witty
  • joking
  • lively
  • jocose
  • happy
  • sunny
  • jocular
  • amusing
  • joyful
  • jocund
  • humorous
  • playful
  • delighted
  • blithe
  • bright
  • gay
  • blithesome
  • beaming
  • bouncing
  • ecstatic
  • jesting
  • spirited
  • hilarious
  • tickled
  • thrilled
  • lighthearted
  • enraptured
  • animated
  • carefree
  • joyous
  • elated
  • jubilant
  • cheery
  • upbeat
  • overjoyed
  • exuberant
  • joshing
  • blissful
  • buoyant
  • exhilarated
  • exultant
  • rapturous
  • euphoric
  • entranced
  • chipper
  • perky
  • vivacious
  • optimistic
  • flippant
  • frisky
  • blessed
  • facetious
  • radiant
  • jaunty
  • comical
  • ravished
  • peppy
  • sprightly
  • high
  • comic
  • unconcerned
  • lightsome
  • gladsome
  • zippy
  • hopeful
  • frolicsome
  • uproarious
  • easygoing
  • sanguine
  • rosy
  • sportive
  • riotous
  • cavalier
  • farcical
  • antic
  • insouciant
  • sprightful
  • blest
  • sidesplitting
  • happy-go-lucky
  • devil-may-care

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • crying
  • sad
  • weeping
  • unhappy
  • depressed
  • anguished
  • sobbing
  • blue
  • wailing
  • sorrowful
  • aggrieved
  • disconsolate
  • melancholy
  • dejected
  • abject
  • heartbroken
  • glum
  • moaning
  • crestfallen
  • despondent
  • downcast
  • forlorn
  • saddened
  • dispirited
  • heartsick
  • disheartened
  • brokenhearted
  • downhearted
  • groaning
  • disgruntled
  • discontented
  • sorry
  • moody
  • mournful
  • heavyhearted
  • doleful
  • plaintive
  • black
  • dark
  • lugubrious
  • depressing
  • gray
  • gloomy
  • joyless
  • grey
  • woeful
  • sullen
  • lachrymose
  • morose
  • somber
  • glum
  • sombre
  • dolorous
  • bleak
  • low-spirited
  • cheerless
  • dismal
  • miserable
  • desolate
  • saturnine
  • dreary
  • comfortless
  • wretched
  • woebegone
  • listless
  • lethargic
  • dull
  • sluggish
  • torpid
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laughing

2 of 3

noun

as in smiling

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • smiling
  • cheering
  • rejoicing
  • exultation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • tears
  • groan
  • howl
  • wail
  • cry
  • lamentation
  • moan
  • lament
  • keen
  • sob
  • weeping
  • suffering
  • plaint
  • mourning
  • grieving
  • sorrowing
  • agonizing
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laughing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of laugh
1
as in giggling
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • giggling
  • chuckling
  • screaming
  • smiling
  • grinning
  • snickering
  • chortling
  • cackling
  • roaring
  • tittering
  • hee-hawing
  • twittering
  • cracking up
  • splitting one's sides
  • breaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • crying
  • sobbing
  • weeping
  • bawling
  • howling
  • blubbering
  • wailing
  • whining
  • whimpering
  • sighing
  • groaning
  • sniffling
  • moaning
  • bleating
  • yowling
  • sniveling
  • squalling
  • puling
  • snivelling
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2
as in sneering
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions you're going to try out for the football team? Don't make me laugh!

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • smiling
  • sneering
  • snickering
  • snorting
  • sniggering
  • sniffing
  • mocking
  • insulting
  • jeering
  • ridiculing
  • teasing
  • hooting
  • deriding
  • taunting
  • gibing
  • jibing
  • disdaining
  • despising
  • catcalling
  • decrying
  • razzing
  • ribbing
  • tormenting
  • belittling
  • disparaging
  • heckling
  • scorning
  • riding
  • jiving
  • poohing
  • pooh-poohing
  • bad-mouthing
  • scoffing (at)
  • putting down
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