Definitions for laughing

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laughing laugh·ing

Spelling: [laf-ing, lah-fing]

IPA: /ˈlæf ɪŋ, ˈlɑ fɪŋ/

Laughing is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 164 anagrams from letters in laughing (agghilnu).

Definitions for laughing

noun

1. laughter.
2. the act or sound of laughing; laughter.
3. an expression of mirth, derision, etc., by laughing.
4. Informal. something that provokes laughter, amusement, or ridicule:
5. laughs, Informal. fun; amusement.

Idioms

1. have the last laugh, to prove ultimately successful after a seeming defeat or loss:
2. laugh it up, to laugh or joke in a hearty way:
3. laugh out of court, to dismiss or depreciate by means of ridicule; totally scorn:
4. laugh out of the other side of one's mouth, to undergo a chastening reversal, as of glee or satisfaction that is premature; be ultimately chagrined, punished, etc.; cry: Also, laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth/face.
5. laugh up one's sleeve. sleeve (def 7).

adjective

1. that laughs or is given to laughter:
2. uttering sounds like human laughter, as some birds.
3. suggesting laughter by brightness, color, sound, etc.:
4. laughable:

Verb phrases

1. laugh at, to make fun of; deride; ridicule: to be scornful of; reject: to find sympathetic amusement in; regard with humor:
2. laugh off, to dismiss as ridiculous, trivial, or hollow:

verb (used with object)

1. to drive, put, bring, etc., by or with laughter (often followed by out, away, down, etc.):
2. to utter with laughter:

verb (used without object)

1. to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
2. to experience the emotion so expressed:
3. to produce a sound resembling human laughter:

Origin of laughing

Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at laugh, -ing¹, -ing²

Examples for laughing

Lena, Emilia, and I are laughing because we sorted the wig thing out nice and early.

He saw them laughing, flushed, silhouetted against the green, distant trees.

It brought them back, a shamefaced crew, laughing at each other.

For French law enforcement, the evil clowns are, it has to be said, no laughing matter.

But nothing happens and soon Mariame is home, eating dinner with her two little sisters, laughing and acting silly.

The “smile through tears” had replaced the previous mindset that laughing was for the poor.

"I've got a pretty good digestion, mother," said Robert, laughing.

Allister, laughing joyously, turned to the other three and repeated the question to them.

Two years later, the writer did just that in front of a laughing Noah at the Bulls practice facility.

"By no means, I give you my word of honor," answered the major, laughing.