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laugh(verb)/lɑːf/ /læf/Verb Forms- to make the sounds and movements of your face that show you think something is funny or silly
- to laugh out loud
- to laugh loudly/aloud/heartily
- When I heard her excuse, I just laughed.
- I was laughing so hard that I had tears running down my cheeks.
- The show was hilarious—I couldn't stop laughing.
- You never laugh at my jokes!
- She was laughing hysterically about something he had said.
- She always makes me laugh.
- He burst out laughing (= suddenly started laughing).
- She laughed to cover her nervousness.
- I told him I was worried but he laughed scornfully.
- She laughed and said, ‘You silly man!’
- ‘You're crazy!’ she laughed.
Extra Examples- Emilio tilted his head back and laughed good-naturedly.
- He laughed, and she found herself laughing with him.
- He laughed heartily at his own joke.
- He looked so funny I just had to laugh.
- He pulled a funny face to make us laugh.
- He realized how he had been fooled, and laughed bitterly.
- I have not heard an audience laugh so hard for a long time.
- I heard him suddenly laugh aloud.
- I laughed uneasily, trying to make light of the moment.
- I thought she would be angry but she just laughed.
- I was watching them and trying not to laugh.
- It looked so funny that I almost laughed out loud.
- It was so funny we just fell about laughing.
- Sam shook her head, laughing in amusement.
- She laughed slightly as she saw my expression.
- She smiles and laughs easily.
- She spent time talking and laughing with the children.
- She was fooling around and we couldn't stop laughing.
- The audience laughed at her jokes.
- They were talking and laughing together.
- Tomorrow you'll be able to laugh about this.
- Trent almost laughed with relief.
- Vivian started laughing hysterically.
- We were laughing over some joke Bentley had told.
- used to say that you are in a very good position, especially because you have done something successfully
- If we win the next game we'll be laughing.
- to find something extremely funny
- I nearly died laughing when she said that.
- used to show that you think what somebody has just said is impossible or stupid
- ‘Will your dad lend you the money?’ ‘Don't make me laugh!’
- used to tell somebody not to be too proud of their present success; in the end another person may be more successful
- to laugh a lot
- He was killing himself laughing.
- to make a lot of money easily and feel very pleased about it
- to laugh very loudly and for a long time
- to show in a very obvious way that you have no respect for somebody
- to laugh very loudly
- to be forced to change from feeling pleased or satisfied to feeling disappointed or annoyed
- He’ll be laughing on the other side of his face when he reads my letter.
- to completely reject an idea, a story, etc. that you think is not worth taking seriously at all
- All his attempts at explanation were simply laughed out of court.
- to laugh so long and hard that there are tears in your eyes
- to secretly think that something is funny
- to be unable to decide how to react to a bad situation
- to laugh very hard
- to laugh a lot at somebody/something
- used to say that you think there is a funny side to a situation
- Well, I'm sorry you've lost your shoes, but you've got to laugh, haven't you?
Word Origin- Old English hlæhhan, hliehhan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lachen, also to laughter.
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