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- Dictionarylaugh/lɑːf/
verb
- 1. make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of derision: "he rarely smiled or laughed" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of laughing: "he has a long and hearty laugh at this old joke" Similar
- 2. something that causes laughter; a source of fun, amusement, or derision: informal "come along, it'll be a laugh" Similar
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The meaning of LAUGH is to show emotion (such as mirth, joy, or scorn) with a chuckle or explosive vocal sound. How to use laugh in a sentence.
to make the sounds and movements of the face and body that express happiness or amusement, or that sometimes express ridicule or anxiety: The audience just laughed and laughed. That guy always makes me laugh. When I made a face at Drew, he laughed out loud. We were laughing at the clown.
to make the sounds and movements of the face and body that express happiness or amusement, or that sometimes express ridicule or anxiety: The audience just laughed and laughed. That guy always makes me laugh. When I made a face at Drew, he laughed out loud. We were laughing at the clown.
When you laugh, you make a sound with your throat while smiling and show that you are happy or amused. People also sometimes laugh when they feel nervous or are being unfriendly.
laugh. To let out a chuckle or giggle is to laugh: people laugh when something is funny. To chortle, cackle, guffaw, or titter is to laugh. The job of a comedian is to make people laugh. Often people laugh at things that aren't supposed to be funny, and people also laugh to be polite.
LAUGH meaning: 1 : to show that you are happy or that you think something is funny by smiling and making a sound from your throat often + at; 2 : to think or say that someone or something is foolish and does not deserve serious attention or respect usually + at
to smile while making sounds with your voice that show you are happy or think something is funny: You never laugh at my jokes. She really makes me laugh. It's very rare that a book is so good you laugh out loud. It was so funny, we burst out laughing (= laughed suddenly and loudly). See also.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun laugh. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
When you laugh, you make a sound with your throat while smiling and show that you are happy or amused. People also sometimes laugh when they feel nervous or are being unfriendly. [...]
vb. 1. (intr) to express or manifest emotion, esp mirth or amusement, typically by expelling air from the lungs in short bursts to produce an inarticulate voiced noise, with the mouth open. 2. (intr) (esp of certain mammals or birds) to make a noise resembling a laugh.
