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Meanings of
laugh
in English
Portuguese
riso
Catalan
riure
Spanish
risa
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The sound of laughing.
laughter
Portuguese
riso
Portuguese
graça
Catalan
agudesa
Spanish
gracia
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A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter.
joke
jest
gag
jape
Portuguese
graça
Portuguese
gargalhar
Catalan
riure
Spanish
reír
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Produce laughter.
express joy
express mirth
cry
Related terms
laugh off
laugh away
laugh at
Portuguese
gargalhar
Usage of
laugh
in English
1
I am optimistic; I
laugh
;
I play cards for money; I turkey-trot.
2
And of course,' Nish gave a short
laugh
,
'you must make allowances.
3
She made him
laugh
;
and the furrows in the young brow disappeared.
4
Used his power to help people. She let out a tired
laugh
.
5
I hope people will read the book and have a good
laugh
.
6
Feather had made people
laugh
in the same fashion in the past.
7
Even the Canadians joined in the general
laugh
,
and Hal himself smiled.
8
He lifted her in and closed the door-thenleaned in to
laugh
:
9
Gosh,' she added, 'how nice it is to
laugh
for a change!'
10
There was a general
laugh
,
in which the youngsters joined the loudest.
11
If we want Europe to
laugh
at us, they've every reason now.'
12
He was really bubbly with great one-liners and just a great
laugh
.
13
There was a general
laugh
,
in the midst of which Reggie remarked:
14
I must tell Scarron; he will make me
laugh
in retelling it.
15
The special quality of Jondalar's
laugh
-
the
hearty
,
jubilant freedom of it-invitedresponse.
16
Ellice said; and her voice shook and quavered in an unnatural
laugh
.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
laugh
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
laugh at
little laugh
short laugh
hearty laugh
loud laugh
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Translations for
laugh
Portuguese
riso
risada
risos
graça
gracejo
caçoada
brincadeira
bazófia
chiste
piada
gargalhar
rir
Catalan
riure
rialla
agudesa
acudit
ocurrència
gràcia
broma
sortida
Spanish
risa
gracia
broma
chiste
ocurrencia
reír
Laugh
through the time
Laugh
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
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