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LAUGHING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Meaning of laughing in English laughing Add to word list Add to word list present participle of laugh laugh verb [ I ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / lɑːf / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / læf / A2 to smile while making sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny or you are happy : laugh at They laughed at her jokes . I couldn't stop laughing. I said he'd have to give a talk and he laughed nervously . make someone laugh She's so funny - she really makes me laugh. laugh out loud It's very rare that a book is so good you actually laugh out loud . burst out laughing It was so funny , I burst out laughing (= laughed suddenly and loudly ) . laugh till you cry I laughed till I cried . to laugh laugh The children were laughing at the cartoons. chuckle She was chuckling as she read the letter. giggle The girls were giggling at the back of the classroom. snigger They sniggered at what she was wearing. snicker US Stop snickering at that rude joke and get back to your classwork. chortle She chortled with glee at the news. See more results » Please don't laugh - I'm being serious . I could see Emma trying not to laugh and of course that started me off. They joked and laughed as they looked at the photos . The audience was still laughing as the curtain fell . When he laughs he sounds like a horse neighing. Laughing and smiling a gleam in your eye idiom amused amusedly be all smiles idiom be in convulsions idiom be rolling in the aisles idiom burst cheesy crease dissolve giggle giggler gigglingly giggly mirthful mirthfully not know whether to laugh or cry idiom piss yourself (laughing) idiom rictus yuck See more results » Idioms be laughed out of court be laughing be laughing all the way to the bank be laughing on the other side of your face be no laughing matter don't make me laugh! he who laughs last, laughs longest/best laugh your head off laugh in someone's face laugh like a drain laugh up your sleeve you've got to laugh Phrasal verbs laugh at someone/something laugh something off (Definition of laughing from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of laughing laughing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Species-typical vocalizations such as crying and laughing are under minimal conscious control and are poor candidates for behavioral shaping. From the Cambridge English Corpus The whole book is a sad caricature of the kind of unselective suspicion of motives which has made psychoanalysis increasingly a laughing -stock amongst psychiatrists. From the Cambridge English Corpus Pathological laughing and crying following stroke: validation of a measurement scale and a double-blind treatment study. From the Cambridge English Corpus The performers continued, taking no notice, but the spectators could not help laughing merrily. From the Cambridge English Corpus Laughing in the face of adversity is an essential feature of the maintenance of culture. From the Cambridge English Corpus During the anatomy demonstrations, experiments, and discussions, nobody was to disturb the lecturers or the auditors by talking, laughing , or otherwise making a noise. From the Cambridge English Corpus Further analysis revealed that all subjects (patients and controls) were susceptible regarding humour (minimum laughing frequency=3). From the Cambridge English Corpus Ten weeks later a significant increase of laughing frequency and initial velocity during laughing was found. From the Cambridge English Corpus She is always laughing and telling experiences and anecdotes. From the Cambridge English Corpus A laughing young man modestly covers his mouth with his hand, but a buxom young woman laughs openly, showing her teeth. From the Cambridge English Corpus She was accused of laughing with her brother at the king's ballads, calling them foolish. From the Cambridge English Corpus Laughing humans chop an outward breath into a series of short (1/15 second), vowel-like blasts ("ha") that repeat about every 1/5 second ("ha-ha"). From the Cambridge English Corpus Although crying and laughing differ greatly in function and social context, they nicely complement each other and contribute to infant survival and development. From the Cambridge English Corpus Later, she watches the same younger brother laughing gleefully as his truck rolls off the shelf each time he sets it there. From the Cambridge English Corpus Crying and laughing both develop very early in life; crying is already present at birth, while laughing emerges about four months later. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Browse laugh-out-loud funny laughable laughably laughed laughing laughing gas laughing stock laughingly laughingstock More meanings of laughing laugh laughing gas laughing stock laugh at someone/something laugh out loud laughing gas , at nitrous oxide laugh off something phrasal verb See all meanings laugh off something phrasal verb laugh at someone/something phrasal verb laugh something off phrasal verb fall about laughing , at fall about phrasal verb See all phrasal verb meanings be laughing idiom bust out/up laughing idiom burst out laughing/crying idiom no laughing matter idiom piss yourself (laughing) idiom be no laughing matter idiom will be laughing , at be laughing idiom See all idioms and phrases Word of the Day save money for a rainy day to save money for a time when it might be needed unexpectedly About this Blog It’s a dirty business: the metaphorical use of ‘dirty’ April 29, 2026 Read More New Words April Theory April 27, 2026 More new words has been added to list To top AI Assistant Contents English Examples AI Assistant Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out English (UK) Change English (UK) English (US) Español Português 中文 (简体) 正體中文 (繁體) Dansk Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Norsk Polski Русский Türkçe Tiếng Việt Svenska Українська 日本語 한국어 ગુજરાતી தமிழ் తెలుగు বাঙ্গালি मराठी हिंदी Follow us Choose a dictionary Recent and Recommended Definitions Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English Grammar and thesaurus Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English Grammar Thesaurus Pronunciation British and American pronunciations with audio English Pronunciation Translation Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. 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