Laughing

//ˈlɑːfɪŋ//

Synonyms for "laughing" (97 found)

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Closest matches (20)

happy hilarity beaming beatific beatified belly laugh blessed blissful blithe blithesome boff boffola bright bright and sunny burst of laughter cachinnation cackle capering cheerful cheery

Strong matches (29)

chirping chortle chuckle convulsion crow dancing elated eupeptic euphoric exalted exhilarated fit of laughter flushed flushed with joy gales of laughter gay genial giggle glad gladsome

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glowing guffaw ha ha ha-ha hearty laugh hee-haw hee-hee high

Verb(1 words)

hilarity

Related words (48)

Related word relations

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12 relation types

Synonyms

1 entries

hilarity

capable of

2 entries

cause other people to laugh wet pants

causes

3 entries

coughing hurting stomach watering eyes

causes desire

1 entries

express how funny

derived

38 entries

burst out laughing die laughing laughing academy laughing boy laughing clown laughing death laughing dove laughing falcon laughing gas laughing gear laughing goose laughing group laughing gull laughing heir laughing heir statute laughing hyaena

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derived from

2 entries

laugh laughter

form of

1 entries

laugh

has property

3 entries

good for health healthy relaxing

is a

6 entries

bodily function event healthy fun experience human activity making facial expression sign of happiness sound emission

related to

1 entries

laugh

similar

2 entries

happy

used for

1 entries

showing amusement

Translations

5 translations across 5 languages.

Chichewa

1 entries

kuseka noun (the action of the verb to laugh)

German

1 entries

Lachen noun (the action of the verb to laugh)

Spanish

1 entries

risueño verb (adjective)

Swedish

1 entries

skratt noun (the action of the verb to laugh)

Turkish

1 entries

gülme noun (the action of the verb to laugh)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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

Source: tatoeba (1454)

I cannot help laughing at your folly.

Source: tatoeba (17267)

Don't burst out laughing like that. It's creepy.

Source: tatoeba (19621)

The pupils burst out laughing.

Source: tatoeba (21318)

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