laughing
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈlæfɪŋ/
- And we look at each other and start laughing like I asked him.
Examples
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She had a big smile on her face, clearly laughing at a funny joke.
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And I, I mean, dude, we were laughing so hard.
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And she immediately began laughing in my face.
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Over the fields we go, laughing all the way.
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OK, already I'm laughing like this is great.
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I'm just living, laughing and loving on this app.
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I mean, I'm laughing because it's like the opposite.
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It kind of taught us how to keep laughing even through the dark times.
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Within one hour they can be laughing and crying and raging.
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Rhett and Link try laughing loud without smiling.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling pleased and finding something funny or entertaining
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1.0
Having a smile that shows happiness or friendliness
13
2.5
Smiling very widely and looking clearly happy
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6.3
Full of joy and laughter
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9.9
Being happy and smiling
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Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.0
A gas with no color that dentists give to patients to breathe so they relax and sometimes laugh
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6.4
A medium-sized sea bird with a black head in summer that makes a loud call like a laugh
- Archaic
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9.9
A large Australian kingfisher with a loud call that sounds like laughter
- Archaic
A nearly extinct New Zealand owl with a loud call that sounds like laughter
How Amused
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Morphology
Etymology
The word laughing comes from an old English word laugh meaning 'to make a happy sound' and it is the same root as laughter. So a laughing face or person is one who shows that happy sound or feeling, which is why laughing means showing joy and happiness.