noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   verbal noun of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh. countable, form-of, noun-from-verb, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of laugh form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

happyhilaritybeamingbeatificbeatifiedbelly laugh

Antonyms

All antonyms

cry

Example

More examples

"Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing."

Etymology

From Middle English lawghynge; equivalent to laugh + -ing.

Related phrases

burst out laughingdie laughinglaughing academylaughing boylaughing clownlaughing deathlaughing dovelaughing falconlaughing gaslaughing gearlaughing gooselaughing group

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