Thesaurus: laugh

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1. v. i. To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
2. v. i. Fig.: To be or appear gay, cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
3. v. t. To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
4. v. t. To express by, or utter with, laughter; -- with out.
5. n. An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See Laugh, v. i.
6. n. the sound of laughing
7. n. a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
8. n. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
9. v. produce laughter
10. An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the soundheard in laughing; laughter. See Laugh, v. i.And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. Goldsmith.That man is a bad man who has not within him the power of a heartylaugh. F. W. Robertson.
11. n:15/v:85 n. the sound of laughing n. a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing v. produce laughter