Laugh (Noun)
Meaning 1
The sound of laughing.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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- Good Story
- Wow
- One-liner
- Sight Gag
- Sick Joke
- Sidesplitter
- Visual Joke
- Scream
- Funny Story
- Riot
- Funny
- Thigh-slapper
- Ethnic Joke
- In-joke
- Dirty Joke
- Blue Story
- Dirty Story
- Belly Laugh
- Shaggy Dog Story
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Meaning 3
A facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Her face contorted in a laugh of amusement as she watched the comedy show.
- The laugh on his face was a mixture of surprise and delight as he opened his birthday gift.
- The laugh on her face was a silent one, a subtle curl of her lips that hinted at her amusement.
- His face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision as he listened to the politician's speech.
- The laugh on the child's face was infectious, spreading to the other kids in the room as they played together.