: gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
His clumsy attempt at dancing caused much mirth.
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Examples of mirth in a Sentence
Her clumsy attempt to cut the cake was the cause of much mirth.
as charming as your mutual mirth is, could you refrain from nudging each other and giggling during class?
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Expect merriment, mirth and …*checks notes*… Fulham to be fifth by Christmas?
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
While that occasion caused much mirth, neighbors in Washington were not pleased with the mass of masked marauders.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Sometimes, though, Harris’s various shades of mirth simply add ironic merriment to proceedings that otherwise slog along.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2024
A lot of mirth comes from unexpectedly vulgar words erupting from ordinary dialogue or sweet melodies.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
While that occasion caused much mirth, neighbors in Washington were not pleased with the mass of masked marauders.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
Sometimes, though, Harris’s various shades of mirth simply add ironic merriment to proceedings that otherwise slog along.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2024
A lot of mirth comes from unexpectedly vulgar words erupting from ordinary dialogue or sweet melodies.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mirth
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“Mirth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mirth. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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mirth
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: gaiety accompanied by laughter
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