Laughing

/ˈlɑːfɪŋ/

Synonyms for "laughing" (115 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Noun(2 words)

beaming beatific beatifiedbelly laughblessed blissful blithe blithesome boff boffola brightbright and sunnyburst of laughtercachinnation cackle capering cheerful cheery chirping chortle

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chuckle

Strong matches (35)

Noun(10 words)

chuckle comical deride funny gaiety giggle giggling gleeful guffaw guffawing

convulsion crow dancing elated eupeptic euphoric exalted exhilaratedfit of laughterflushedflushed with joygales of laughtergay genial giggle glad gladsome glowing guffawha ha

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ha-ha happyhearty laughhee-haw hee-hee

Related words (57)

high hilarityho hoho-hohomeric laughterhopeful horselaughin good spiritsin high spiritsirrepressible joyful joyous laugh laughter leapingof good cheeroptimisticoutburst of laughterpeal of laughterpleasant

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purring radiant riant risibilityroar of laughterrosy sanguine sanguineous shoutshout of laughtershriek singing smiling smirking snicker snigger snort sparklingstarry eyedstarry-eyed sunnytee heetee-heethrice happytitter winsome yuck yuk-yuk

Noun(8 words)

humorous jovial laugh laughter mirth mirthful mock ridicule

Adjective(1 words)

riant

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

8 entries

behaviorcommunication signaldescriptive adjectiveemotional expressionqualitative descriptorridiculesocial behaviorverbal expression

More specific

12 entries

amusing chuckle chuckling comical gibe giggle giggling guffaw humorous jeer scoff smiling

Collocations

9 entries

a laughing matterlaughing audiencelaughing facelaughing fitlaughing gaslaughing out loudlaughing stockno laughing matteruncontrollable laughing

Inflections

5 entries

laughed laughings laughsmore laughingmost laughing

Derivations

6 entries

laughable laugherlaughing gaslaughing stocklaughingly laughter

similar

1 entries

happy

Sample sentences

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

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I cannot help laughing at your folly.

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

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The pupils burst out laughing.

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