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Meanings of laugh in English

Portuguese
riso
Catalan
riure
Spanish
risa
Wikidata

The sound of laughing.

riso
Portuguese
graça
Catalan
agudesa
Spanish
gracia

A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter.

graça
Synonyms
Examples for "laughter"
Examples for "laughter"
1
It's simple yet advances creative thinking and is sure to promote laughter.
Wired
2
The laughter told me everything I needed to know, the letter said.
Radio NZ
3
The prosecutor seemed slightly put out; the court indulged in lusty laughter.
In the Shadow of Death
4
Tase's laughter was a slap of reality, a change in the game.
Taken by sin
5
But in the valley her laughter sounded wrong; she quickly hushed it.
There was a King in Egypt
Portuguese
gargalhar
Catalan
riure
Spanish
reír

Produce laughter.

Related terms
gargalhar
Usage of laugh in English
1
I am optimistic; I laugh; I play cards for money; I turkey-trot.
The Auction Block
2
And of course,' Nish gave a short laugh, 'you must make allowances.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
3
She made him laugh; and the furrows in the young brow disappeared.
Marriage à la mode
4
Used his power to help people. She let out a tired laugh.
Proven guilty
5
I hope people will read the book and have a good laugh.
Reuters
6
Feather had made people laugh in the same fashion in the past.
The Head of the House of Coombe
7
Even the Canadians joined in the general laugh, and Hal himself smiled.
The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders; Or, the Fighting Canadians...
8
He lifted her in and closed the door-thenleaned in to laugh:
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
9
Gosh,' she added, 'how nice it is to laugh for a change!'
Eyeless in Gaza
10
There was a general laugh, in which the youngsters joined the loudest.
Tales of the Sea, and of Our Jack Tars
11
If we want Europe to laugh at us, they've every reason now.'
Wolf hall
12
He was really bubbly with great one-liners and just a great laugh.
The Irish Times
13
There was a general laugh, in the midst of which Reggie remarked:
Eleanor
14
I must tell Scarron; he will make me laugh in retelling it.
The Grey Cloak
15
The special quality of Jondalar's laugh-thehearty, jubilant freedom of it-invitedresponse.
The Valley of Horses
16
Ellice said; and her voice shook and quavered in an unnatural laugh.
The Imaginary Marriage
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Translations for laugh
Laugh through the time
Laugh across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
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