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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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to smile while making sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny or you are happy: laugh at They laughed at her jokes. I couldn't stop laughing. I said he'd have to give a talk and he laughed nervously. make someone laugh She's so funny - she really makes me laugh.
A laugh may be a sudden, voiceless exhalation, but is usually an audible sound, either soft or loud: a hearty laugh. Chuckle suggests a barely audible series of sounds expressing private amusement or satisfaction: a delighted chuckle.
a. : to show emotion (such as mirth, joy, or scorn) with a chuckle or explosive vocal sound. The audience was laughing hysterically. b. : to find amusement or pleasure in something. laughed at his own clumsiness. c. : to become amused or derisive. a very skeptical public laughed at our early efforts Graenum Berger. 2. a.
A laugh may be a sudden, voiceless exhalation, but is usually an audible sound, either soft or loud: a hearty laugh. chuckle suggests a barely audible series of sounds expressing private amusement or satisfaction: a delighted chuckle.
to do something for fun or as a joke. I just did it for a laugh, but it got out of hand. Extra Examples. have the last laugh.
to smile while making sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny or you are happy: laugh at They laughed at her jokes. I couldn't stop laughing. I said he'd have to give a talk and he laughed nervously. make someone laugh She's so funny - she really makes me laugh.
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. be no laughing matter. Fewer examples.
[intransitive, transitive] 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.
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 definition: To express certain emotions, especially mirth or delight, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements. Dictionary
