laugh
Meaning of laugh
verb
- 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
she couldn't help laughing at his jokes
we fell about laughing
- an act of laughing.
she gave a loud, silly laugh
- something that causes laughter; a source of fun, amusement, or derision.
come along, it'll be a laugh
she decided to play along with him for a laugh
that's a laugh, the idea of you cooking a meal!
Old English hlæhhan, hliehhan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lachen, also to laughter.
Information about laugh
- The plural form of laugh is: laughs.
- Languages in which laugh is used:
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Hyphenation of laugh
laugh
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- laugh is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
laugh synonyms
Meaning laughter:
Meaning joke:
Meaning laugh loudly and heartily:
Meaning laugh quietly or inwardly:
Meaning laugh in a noisy, gleeful way:
Meaning laugh in a loud, harsh way:
Meaning make a howling sound:
Meaning (of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry:
Meaning laugh lightly and repeatedly in a silly way, from amusement, nervousness, or embarrassment:
Meaning give a short, half-suppressed laugh; giggle:
Meaning laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way:
Meaning give a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh; snigger:
Meaning subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour:
Meaning tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner:
Meaning express contempt for; ridicule:
Meaning feel or express contempt or disdain for:
Meaning publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm:
Meaning deride and criticize by means of satire:
Meaning make or give a caricature of:
Meaning produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre):
Meaning provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks:
Meaning make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way:
Meaning cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering:
Meaning a practical joke or mischievous act:
Meaning an act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure:
Meaning an unusual and exciting or daring experience:
Meaning a playful skipping movement:
Meaning a spell of rough, energetic play:
Meaning a cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone:
Meaning secret or dishonest activity or manoeuvring:
Meaning rough, boisterous play:
Meaning a small ground-dwelling songbird with elongated hind claws and a song that is delivered on the wing, typically crested and with brown streaky plumage:
Meaning an amusing situation or person:
laugh antonyms
Meaning shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow:
Translation of laugh
- German: lachen, Lachen
- Portuguese: rir, risada
- Spanish: reír, risa
- French: rire
- Italian: ridere, riso, risata
Words that rhyme with laugh
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