EGAVE

laugh

About 16.89 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
    His deep laughs boomed through the room.
  2. noun Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
    Your new hat's an absolute laugh, dude.
  3. noun A fun person.
    a good laugh
  4. verb To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
    There were many laughing children running on the school grounds.
  5. verb To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
  6. verb To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.
    Don't laugh at my new hat, man!
  7. verb To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
  8. verb To express by, or utter with, laughter.

Similar words

laughter joke jape jest gag wheeze yak express joy express mirth chuckle

Often followed by

at and with in of or when that as

Word family

laughed laughing laughingly laughs

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