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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
Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
In response, Tim laughed and pretended to cry while writing a check.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
Former President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump, who have mocked each other for years going back to Trump‘s fanning of conspiracy theories about Obama’s citizenship, sat next to each other Thursday and talked for several minutes, even sharing a laugh.
—Bill Barrow and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Verb
So did her husband, former President Barack Obama, who could be seen conversing, smiling and laughing with Trump, his White House successor, for several minutes before the start of Carter's funeral.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
In response, Tim laughed and pretended to cry while writing a check.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
As hundreds poured into the pews of the world’s sixth oldest cathedral, Obama and Trump were seen seated sharing a laugh.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
Former President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump, who have mocked each other for years going back to Trump‘s fanning of conspiracy theories about Obama’s citizenship, sat next to each other Thursday and talked for several minutes, even sharing a laugh.
—Bill Barrow and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laugh
Verb
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The beauty mogul wasn’t spotted walking the red carpet with her boyfriend but was seen during Nikki Glaser's opening monologue, giggling at a couple of jokes about Chalamet.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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To which, Kylie giggled and laughed at her boyfriend.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
5 Jan. 2025
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Photos from the event showed Trump and Jill Biden speaking to each other and smiling, an unexpected interaction between political foes.—
Marina Pitofsky,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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The second image included a sleeping Carter, while the final photo was of the newborn baby smiling as she was swaddled in a floral blanket.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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One lucky family got a hoot of a tree topper this Christmas!—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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The comments are a hoot FBI text message warning: What to know about keeping your information safe The use of AI in higher education has received pushback from some due to concerns surrounding academic integrity and privacy.—
Helen Rummel,
The Arizona Republic,
17 Dec. 2024
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Speaking over Zoom, Vidal told me that in 2019 many people took Trump’s suggestion about buying Greenland as a joke.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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Humor is a helpful tool in dealing with tension and stress, so making jokes about an incident that can help manage the feelings of cognitive dissonance and helplessness news like this can elicit.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Wednesday, the 53-year-old entrepreneur chuckled before admitting that pledge probably wasn’t realistic.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2025
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The star of The Bear , too, could barely refrain from chuckling at the sight of the photo.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This sneering put-down is even more bizarre than the swipe at Carter’s phantom operatic output.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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These lions are white, aggressive, and led by Kiros (Mads Mikkelsen, instantly entering the canon of sneering Disney villains).—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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But Gen Zers have recast the emoji as a symbol of hysterical laughter.—
Aarushi Bhandari,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2025
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Back in 2017, their press tour for Spider-Man: Homecoming was a flirtatious tour de force: Zendaya always doubled over in laughter, Tom comforting an anxious Zendaya with a gentle hand on her knee, both of them constantly pulling the same silly face or one-liner out at the same exact time.—
Ivana Rihter,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Tall trees and a high concrete wall obscured the view and the screams of the camp so that Rudolf’s wife Hedwig and their five children – Klaus, Heidetraud, Brigitte, Hans-Jürgen and Annegret – could live shielded from the atrocities committed just feet from their door.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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Berg’s depiction of the Mountain Meadows Massacre is disorienting, nightmarish and terrifyingly immersive, a bravura symphony of whizzing arrows and curdling screams.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Laugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugh. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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