Laugh At (Verb)
Meaning
Subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- They love to laugh at my dad's silly jokes but he always takes it well.
- Her friends often laugh at her impression of a famous celebrity.
- The satirical magazine writers usually laugh at the outfits of certain celebrities.
- Every episode of the comedy show seemed to laugh at the politicians of that era.
- The kids in class loved to laugh at the teacher's silly, outdated clothing.