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laugh

(l/&/f )

the sound of laughing(noun.communication)

Synonym:
laughter

source: wordnet30
a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing(noun.communication)

Example:
His face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision.

source: wordnet30
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter(noun.communication)

Example:
Thanks for the laugh.
He laughed unpleasantly at his own jest.

Synonym:
gag, jape, jest, joke

source: wordnet30
An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See Laugh, v. i.(noun)

source: webster1913

produce laughter(verb.body)

Synonym:
express joy, express mirth
Antonym:
cry, weep

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.(verb)

source: webster1913

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