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as in to giggle
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell
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as in to smile
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
you're going to try out for the football team? Don't make me laugh!
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as in chuckle
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
the child's frown turned into a laugh when he saw the clown
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as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
the film comedy had a good laugh in just about every scene
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Recent Examples of laugh
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Brent picks up on that and makes everyone else laugh about it.
—Ralph Jones, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
By actively engaging in speech and listening for a response, Archie is not only finding a way to make his friends and family laugh, but also boosting his neural processing capacities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Jones issued a publicly apology at the time, and McCartney, in a separate interview with GQ not long after, revealed that Jones called him personally, and that the two had laughed it off.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Brent picks up on that and makes everyone else laugh about it.
—Ralph Jones, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
Both versions delivered a skillful cocktail of laughs and scares without true paranormal activity.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
By actively engaging in speech and listening for a response, Archie is not only finding a way to make his friends and family laugh, but also boosting his neural processing capacities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laugh
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Mandira and Mallika trade barbs or giggle together maniacally, seemingly at random, or it’s all revealed to be a dream.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Mickey and friends popping up from the shadows saying ‘boo’ and then giggling.Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 24 Oct. 2024
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In fine jewelry, Cartier's Love series rings, Tiffany's T series smile necklaces, and Bvlgari's Serpenti Forever series bangles were the category's bestsellers.Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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In two of the pictures, the duo smiles like normal, but in the last, the two indulge in a little duck face moment.Victoria Edel, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Oldman seems to be having a hoot in the role, too, which has landed him one of the show’s aforementioned Emmy nominations.Brian Grubb, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Margaret Qualley, as the former A-lister's younger self, also goes for broke in a film that's a disturbing, hilarious and jaw-dropping hoot.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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While recalling the series of events leading up to the reveal, Brynn claimed that Erin had looped her in on the joke.Esther Kang, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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But for my money–and that’s a joke–the best show on the radio might be Marketplace.Outside Online, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
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Seated several feet away as his name came up in relation to picking Foster, Martin Jarmond chuckled.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Harris chuckled through the sketch, as Rudolph mimicked the vice president.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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Aren’t the most interesting people the ones who can’t make up their minds about their world, who sometimes sneer and sometimes grovel?Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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One memorable scene, in which Tom Hanks’s ornery coach Jimmy Dugan throws a baseball mitt at a sneering Stilwell, proved particularly difficult.John Russell, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Eventually, the two came back together in an emotional reunion that held plenty of hugs, tears and laughter.Esther Kang, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Their faces spoke louder: frowns of frustration, gasps of shock, squints of doubt, bursts of laughter, pouts of disappointment.Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The victim’s screams ultimately saved him, as a bystander stepped in, subdued the attacker and held him at bay for the remaining three hours until the assailant was arrested upon landing, the agent alleged.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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After his testimony, jurors heard a stipulation, agreed upon by both the prosecution and defense, that then-LMPD officers Michael Campbell, Myles Cosgrove, John Mattingly and Brett Hankison were also at the scene that night and did not hear a scream.Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Laugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugh. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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