You may laugh at me.
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Laugh
//laːf//
Synonyms for "laugh" (179 found)
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Closest matches (36)
Strong matches (54)
Related words (89)
jeer atjestjestbookjoylampoonlaugh atlaugh it uplaugh outrightlaughinglaughterliltminimizemockerynearly die laughingoutburst of laughterpanicparodypasquilpasquinadepeal of laughter
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playpointpoke fun atpooh-poohpurrradiate cheerrejectrib ticklerridiculeriotrisibilityroarroar of laughterroar with laughterroastrompsatirizescoff atscornscreamshake like jellyshake with laughtershoutshout of laughtershriekshrug offsick jokesidesplittersight gagsimpersingskipsmilesmirksnickersniggersnigglesnortsparklesplitsplit with laughtersportspurnstorytake great satisfactiontauntteasetee heetee-heetittertread on airvisual jokewheezewhistlewhoopwide berthwowyarnyuckyuk-yuk
How these synonyms differ
- cackle - 'Cackle' is loud, sharp, and unrestrained, it can sound gleeful or wicked, and it's rarely described as pleasant.
- chuckle - 'Chuckle' is quieter and more private, a soft, contained laugh, often at something mildly amusing rather than hilarious.
- giggle - 'Giggle' is light, high-pitched, and often involuntary, associated with nervousness, children, or something silly rather than genuinely witty.
- snicker - 'Snicker' has a mean edge, it's laughing at someone rather than with them, often partially suppressed and tinged with mockery.
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486 translations across 216 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- lag noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- lag verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Ainu
1 entries- エミナ verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Akatek
1 entries- tze' noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
Albanian
4 entries- qeshje noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- qeshje noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- gazmor verb (be or appear cheerful)
- përqesh verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Amharic
1 entries- ሣቀ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Ancient Greek
3 entries- γέλως noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- γέλως noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- γελάω verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Andi
1 entries- волълъиду verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Ao
1 entries- menü verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Arabic
3 entries- ضَحْكَة noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- ضحك verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- ضَحِكَ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Aramaic
2 entries- ܓܘܚܟܐ noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- ܓܚܟ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Armenian
3 entries- ծիծաղ noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- ծիծաղել verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- ծիծաղել verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Aromanian
2 entries- arãs noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- arãdu verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Assamese
3 entries- হঁহা verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- হাঁহা verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- হাহোঁন verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Asturian
4 entries- risa noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- risa noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- rir verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- rise verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Avar
1 entries- велъизе verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Aymara
2 entries- laru noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- laruña verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- gülmək verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Bashkir
2 entries- көлөү verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- көлөү verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Basque
2 entries- barre noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- barre egin verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Belarusian
2 entries- рагата́ць verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- смяя́цца verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Bende
1 entries- kuséká verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Bengali
2 entries- উপহাস করা verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- হাসা verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Bikol Central
1 entries- ulok noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
Breton
1 entries- c'hoarzin verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Bulgarian
3 entries- смях noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- осмивам verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
- сме́я се verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Burmese
1 entries- ရယ် verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Catalan
3 entries- riure noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- riure verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- riure's de verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Cebuano
1 entries- katawa verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- پێکەنین noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- پێکەنین verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Chadian Arabic
1 entries- ضحك verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Chechen
1 entries- дела verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎤᏰᏘᏍᎦ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Chichewa
1 entries- kuséka verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Chickasaw
2 entries- ollali verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- ollali verb (be or appear cheerful)
Chinese
2 entries- щё verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- 笑 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 笑 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- 笑 verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 笑 noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- 笑聲 /笑声 noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- 嘲笑 verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
- 發笑 /发笑 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Choctaw
1 entries- yukpa verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Church Slavic
1 entries- смиꙗти сѧ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Crimean Gothic
1 entries- lachen verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Czech
4 entries- smích noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- posmívat se verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
- smát se verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- smát se verb (be or appear cheerful)
Dalmatian
1 entries- redro verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Danish
4 entries- latter noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- grine verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- grine verb (be or appear cheerful)
- grine verb (affect or influence by means of laughter)
Dolgan
3 entries- күлүү noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- күлүү noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- күл verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Dutch
4 entries- lach noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- lach noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- lachen verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- lachen verb (be or appear cheerful)
Eastern Min Chinese
1 entries- 笑 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Elfdalian
1 entries- läa verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Esperanto
2 entries- rido noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- ridi verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Estonian
2 entries- naer noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- naerma verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Even
1 entries- ининдэй verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Evenki
1 entries- инеми verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Ewe
1 entries- ko nu verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Extremaduran
1 entries- riyil verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Fang (Bantu)
1 entries- weñ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Faroese
4 entries- látur noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- flenna verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- grína verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- læa verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Finnish
4 entries- nauru noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- naurunaihe noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- vitsi noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- iloita verb (be or appear cheerful)
French
4 entries- rire noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- rire verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- se moquer de verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
- se rire de verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Friulian
3 entries- ridade noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- ridi noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- ridi verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Galician
4 entries- gargallada noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- risa noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- risada noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- riso noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
Gan Chinese
1 entries- 笑 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Georgian
3 entries- სიცილი noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- გაცინება verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- სიცილი verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
German
4 entries- Lache noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- Lachen noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- auslachen verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
- lache verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Greek
4 entries- γέλιο noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- γελάω verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- γελάω verb (be or appear cheerful)
- γελάω verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Greenlandic
3 entries- illaatigaa verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- illarpoq verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- illarpoq verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Gungu
1 entries- kuseka verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- ri verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 笑 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Hausa
1 entries- dāra verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Hawaiian
3 entries- 'aka verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- ʻakaʻaka verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- ʻakaʻaka verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Hebrew
2 entries- צחוק noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- צָחַק verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Hindi
2 entries- हँसना verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- हंसना verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Hungarian
2 entries- nevetés noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- nevet verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Icelandic
4 entries- hlátur noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- hlæja verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- hlæja verb (be or appear cheerful)
- hlæja verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Ido
4 entries- rido noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- mokar verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
- ridar verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- ridar verb (be or appear cheerful)
Ifè
1 entries- rã́ã̀rĩ́ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Igala
1 entries- ny'ányí verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Igbo
1 entries- chị̀ ọchị̀ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Indonesian
2 entries- tawa noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- tertawa verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Ingrian
3 entries- nagro noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- nagru noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- nagraa verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Ingush
1 entries- вела verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Interlingua
1 entries- rider verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Irish
3 entries- gáire noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- déan gáire verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- gáir verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Isoko
1 entries- hwẹ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Italian
4 entries- derisione noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- disdegno noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- ilarità noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- ludibrio noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
Japanese
4 entries- 笑い noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- 笑い物 noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- 一笑に付す verb (affect or influence by means of laughter)
- 嘲笑う verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Javanese
2 entries- guyu noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- guyu verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Jeju
1 entries- 웃다 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Jin Chinese
1 entries- 笑 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Kashmiri
2 entries- اَسُن noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- اَسُن verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Kashubian
1 entries- smiôc verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Kazakh
2 entries- күлкі noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- күлу verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Khmer
2 entries- សំណើច noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- សើច verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Kituba
2 entries- kuseka verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- seka verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Kongo
1 entries- kuseka verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Korean
3 entries- 웃음 noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- 웃음소리 noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- 웃다 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Kumyk
1 entries- кюлемек verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Kwanyama
1 entries- okujola verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- күлкү noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- күлүү verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Lao
2 entries- ສວນ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- ຫົວ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Latgalian
1 entries- smīklys noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
Latin
4 entries- lūdibrium noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- rīsus noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- rīdeō verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- rīdēre verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Latvian
3 entries- smiekli noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- smiet verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- smieties verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Lingala
1 entries- seke verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Lithuanian
2 entries- juõkas noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- juoktis verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Louisiana Creole
1 entries- ri verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Lower Sorbian
4 entries- chach noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- chachanje noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- smjaś verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- smjaś se verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Lucumí
1 entries- rerí verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Luganda
1 entries- seka verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Lutuv
1 entries- pahnyi verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Luxembourgish
2 entries- Laach noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- laachen verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Lü
1 entries- ᦷᦃ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Macedonian
4 entries- смеа noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- засмева verb (affect or influence by means of laughter)
- исмејува verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
- се потсмева verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Maguindanaon
1 entries- tatawa noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
Maithili
1 entries- हँसब verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Malay
4 entries- gelak noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- ketawa noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- gelak verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- ketawa verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Malayalam
4 entries- ചിരി noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- പൊട്ടിച്ചിരി noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- അട്ടഹസിക്കുക verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- പരിഹസിക്കുക verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Manchu
1 entries- ᡳᠨᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Marathi
2 entries- हास्य noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- हसणे verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Mauritian Creole
1 entries- riye verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Middle English
2 entries- laughen verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- laughen verb (be or appear cheerful)
Middle Korean
1 entries- 웃〯다〮 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Mirandese
1 entries- rir verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Mizo
4 entries- nui verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- nuih verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
- nuih verb (affect or influence by means of laughter)
- nuihsawh verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Mongo
1 entries- seka verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Mongolian
1 entries- инээх verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Māori
4 entries- kata noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- ngio noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- ngio noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- pūhohe noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
Nanai
1 entries- инэктэури verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Nepali
2 entries- हाँस्नु noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- हाँस्नु verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Ngunawal
1 entries- birrigai verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Nigerian Pidgin
1 entries- láf verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Nogai
1 entries- куьлуьв verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Norman
1 entries- rithe verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Northern Kurdish
4 entries- ken noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- pêkenîn noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- kenandin verb (affect or influence by means of laughter)
- kenîn verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Northern Min Chinese
1 entries- 笑 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Northern Sami
1 entries- čaibmat verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Norwegian
4 entries- latter noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- lått noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- vits noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- le verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Occitan
4 entries- ris noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- risada noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- arríder verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- rider verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Odia
2 entries- ହସ noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- ହସିବା verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Ojibwe
1 entries- baapi verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Okinawan
2 entries- 笑いん verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- 笑ゆん verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Old Church Slavonic
1 entries- въсмиꙗти сѧ noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
Old East Slavic
2 entries- смиꙗти сꙗ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- смѣꙗти сꙗ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Old English
2 entries- hliehhan verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- āhliehhan verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Old Occitan
1 entries- ridre verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Old Tupi
1 entries- puká verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Oromo
1 entries- kolfuu verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Ossetian
1 entries- худын verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- گولمك verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Paicî
1 entries- éa verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Pashto
1 entries- خندل verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Persian
2 entries- خنده noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- خندیدن verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Polish
4 entries- śmiech noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- obśmiewać verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
- rechotać verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- wyśmiewać verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Portuguese
4 entries- risada noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- riso noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- sarro noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- caçoar verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਹੱਸਣਾ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Quechua
3 entries- asiy noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- asiy verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- chikchiy verb (be or appear cheerful)
Rapa Nui
1 entries- kata verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Romani
1 entries- asal verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Romanian
4 entries- râs noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- râset noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- râde verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- râde de verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Romansch
4 entries- riem noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- riez noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- riöz noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- reir verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Russian
4 entries- смех noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- смех noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- умо́ра noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- хо́хот noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
Samoan
1 entries- 'ata verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Sanskrit
1 entries- हसति verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Santali
1 entries- ᱞᱟᱸᱫᱟ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Sardinian
4 entries- arrisu noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- errisu noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- risu noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- rizu noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
Scots
2 entries- lauch noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- lauch verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- dèan gàire verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- smijȇh noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- smejati se verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- smijati se verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- смејати се verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Sicilian
2 entries- arrìdiri verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- rìdiri verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Sinhalese
1 entries- හිනා වෙනවා verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Slovak
2 entries- smiech noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- smiať sa verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Slovene
3 entries- smeh noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- smejati verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- zasmehovati verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Somali
2 entries- qosol noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- qoslid verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Southern Altai
2 entries- кӱлкӱ noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- кӱлер verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Spanish
4 entries- risa noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- risica noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- reír verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- reírse de verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Sundanese
1 entries- gumujeng verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Swedish
3 entries- skratt noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- skratta verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- skratta verb (make an object of laughter or ridicule)
Tagalog
1 entries- tawa noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
Tajik
1 entries- хандидан verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Tamil
1 entries- சிரி verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Tashelhit
1 entries- ḍṣṣa noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
Tatar
1 entries- көлергә verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Tausug
1 entries- katawa verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Telugu
3 entries- నవ్వు noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- హసితము noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- నవ్వు verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Ternate
1 entries- hohe verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Tetum
2 entries- hamnasa noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- hanasa verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Thai
2 entries- ขำ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- หัวเราะ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Tibetan
1 entries- གད་མོ་ཤོར་བ verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Tongan
1 entries- kata verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Tumbuka
1 entries- seka verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Turkish
1 entries- gülmek verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Turkmen
1 entries- gülmek verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Ugaritic
1 entries- 𐎕𐎈𐎖 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Ukrainian
4 entries- ре́гіт noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- сміх noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- регота́ти verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- смія́тися verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Upper Sorbian
4 entries- směchi noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- so smjeć verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- so smjeć verb (be or appear cheerful)
- so zasmjeć verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Urdu
2 entries- ہنسی noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- ہنسنا verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Uyghur
1 entries- كۈلمەك verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Uzbek
1 entries- kulmoq verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Venetan
3 entries- ridada noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- rixo noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- rìdar verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Vietnamese
2 entries- tiếng cười noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- cười verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Volapük
1 entries- smilön verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Walloon
1 entries- rire verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Welsh
1 entries- chwerthin verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
West Makian
1 entries- ae verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
West-Frisian
1 entries- laitsje verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Wolof
1 entries- rea verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Wu Chinese
1 entries- 笑 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Xhosa
1 entries- hleka verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Xiang Chinese
1 entries- 笑 verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Yaghnobi
1 entries- хантак verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Yiddish
2 entries- געלעכטער noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- לאַכן verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Yoruba
1 entries- rẹ́rìn-ín verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Zazaki
4 entries- huwate noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
- huwatış noun (something that provokes mirth or scorn)
- cı huwen verb (express by, or utter with, laughter)
- huwayen verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Zealandic
1 entries- lache noun (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species)
Zhuang
2 entries- hu verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
- riu verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Zulu
1 entries- hleka verb (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Sample sentences
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Laugh as much as you like; I'll stick to my plan to the bitter end.
Source: tatoeba (18061)
A teacher should never laugh at his students' mistakes.
Source: tatoeba (19056)
I quickly laugh at everything, for fear of having to cry.
Source: tatoeba (19563)
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