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laughing

[laf-ing, lah-fing]

adjective

  1. that laughs or is given to laughter.

    a laughing child.

  2. uttering sounds like human laughter, as some birds.

  3. suggesting laughter by brightness, color, sound, etc..

    a laughing stream; laughing flowers.

  4. laughable.

    The increase in crime is no laughing matter.



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Other Word Forms

  • laughingly adverb
  • unlaughing adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of laughing1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; laugh, -ing 1, -ing 2
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In the video, they were seen laughing and joking with each other about their trip to India.

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“An audience laughing together is such a good entrance to heavy themes and big ideas.”

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Scheffler chuckled nervously when he said it, but athletes getting harassed by folks who lost money betting on their performances isn’t a laughing matter.

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These teens were sometimes gasping and talking to the screen, laughing at points, fully immersed, fully relating, even feeling nostalgic for TikTok trends that were popping three years ago.

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Mike Stirling, director of mischief at Beano said it was a "perfectly crafted joke" that had their team laughing out loud.

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