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laughing

[ laf-ing, lah-fing ]

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adjective

that laughs or is given to laughter:
a laughing child.
uttering sounds like human laughter, as some birds.
suggesting laughter by brightness, color, sound, etc.:
a laughing stream; laughing flowers.
laughable:
The increase in crime is no laughing matter.

noun

laughter.

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Other Word Forms

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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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Example Sentences

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Security stepped in between the pair before Usyk turned away and began laughing.

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“You put them in a situation where they just don’t pay attention to the important issues you’re saying,” Hajjo added, laughing as he spoke.

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"When we asked the charter flight company what happened, they said it was eaten by a raven," he said laughing.

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“I don’t even like gelatin,” he told me, laughing.

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Despite pleas for her husband to downgrade, she said he refused - accusing her of wanting to "turn him into a laughing stock by making him drive a small car".

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