English Explanatory Dictionary

laughing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. verbal noun of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of laugh
adj
  1. verbal adjective of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɑːfɪŋ/ en-us-laughing.ogg

Word forms

laughing laughings

Etymology

From Middle English lawghynge; equivalent to laugh + -ing.

Synonyms

hilarity laughter

Derived words

burst out laughing die laughing laughing academy laughing boy laughing clown laughing death laughing dove laughing-eyed laughing falcon laughing gas laughing gear laughing-gear laughing goose laughing group laughing gull laughing heir laughing heir statute laughing hyaena laughing hyena laughing jackass laughing juice laughing kookaburra laughingly laughing owl laughing sickness laughing soup laughing stalk laughing stock laughingstock laughing-stock laughing tackle laughingthrush laughing thrush laughing turtle dove laughing water no laughing matter nonlaughing unlaughing
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