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as in giggles
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell
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as in smiles
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 chuckles
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 hoots
someone or something that is very funny
that new sitcom is a laugh
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as in jokes
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 laughs
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
As the audience laughs, Wong goes on to share some of her funniest experiences with dating.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The man with the alter ego of Joker collapses in a gruesomely bloody heap and dies, while the inmate laughs — and, out of focus and almost out of frame, cuts his own mouth into a wider smile.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
Laugh, and the whole world laughs with you.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
As the audience laughs, Wong goes on to share some of her funniest experiences with dating.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The man with the alter ego of Joker collapses in a gruesomely bloody heap and dies, while the inmate laughs — and, out of focus and almost out of frame, cuts his own mouth into a wider smile.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Laughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughs. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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