laugh

laugh
I UK [lɑːf] / US [læf] verb [intransitive]
Word forms "laugh":
present tense I/you/we/they laugh he/she/it laughs present participle laughing past tense laughed past participle laughed
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Other ways of saying laugh:
giggle to laugh in a nervous or excited way, especially at something silly: Andy and Sarah were giggling helplessly at the back of the class. chuckle to laugh quietly, especially in a private or secret way: "Now that was a sight to see!" chuckled Anne as she looked at the photos. cackle to laugh in a loud unpleasant way, especially when you are taking pleasure in someone else's bad luck: The old man was cackling horribly and rubbing his hands. snigger to laugh secretly and quietly, especially in an unkind way or at something that is rude: The children started sniggering at Judy's dancing. titter to laugh quietly and unkindly when something embarrassing happens: The audience tittered as Brock fell through the door. get the giggles to start giggling and be unable to stop: We got the giggles in the middle of the ceremony and Sarah was furious. be in hysterics/stitches to laugh in an excited and uncontrolled way: You should have seen his face – we were in absolute hysterics! crack up (informal) to suddenly start laughing at something, often in a situation when you are not supposed to: When he told us to leave the room, we just cracked up, I'm afraid.
1) to make the noise with your voice that shows you think something is funny

We talked and laughed late into the night.

laugh at:

The audience didn't laugh at his jokes.

laugh about:

They were still laughing about the experience years later.

burst out laughing (= start laughing suddenly):

She burst out laughing when she saw what he was wearing.

2) to show that you think someone or something is stupid or deserves no respect

When I told them my idea, they just laughed.

laugh in someone's face:

If someone had told me this was going to happen, I would've laughed in their face.

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laugh someone/something out of court — if you laugh someone or something out of court, you show them that you think their ideas or suggestions are very silly

Anyone who made claims like that these days would be laughed out of court.

Phrasal verbs:
II UK [lɑːf] / US [læf] noun [countable]
Word forms "laugh":
singular laugh plural laughs
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the sound that you make when you laugh

a hearty laugh

Whitney's laugh was high and brash.

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be (always) good for a laugh — to be something that people always enjoy; to be someone who is always fun to be with

She is a nice girl and always good for a laugh.

a (good) laugh — an activity, experience, or situation that is fun; someone who is fun to be with

See:

English dictionary. 2014.

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  • Laugh — Laugh, n. An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See {Laugh}, v. i. [1913 Webster] And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] That man is a bad man who has not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • laugh|y — «LAF ee, LAHF », adjective. inclined to laugh …   Useful english dictionary

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  • laugh at — (someone) to ridicule someone. A lot of kids laughed at me because of the way I dressed, but it never bothered me …   New idioms dictionary

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