1
as in giggled
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell
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as in smiled
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
you're going to try out for the football team? Don't make me laugh!
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Recent Examples of laughed
Goldberg asked after the audience laughed at her operation.
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EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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—Janine Henni, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Told by reporters about Campbell’s remorse for not giving him a game ball on such a special night, Goff laughed.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The Beyond Fest audience laughed when Carradine reacted to this lie over 40 years after the fact.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2024
EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Asked whether some of those deemed irrelevant protested their expulsion, Mason laughed.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
He’s mocked, laughed at or just roundly dismissed because of his facial tumors.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Hands-on dads Edo and Jack reached for their kids, while Beatrice laughed and Eugenie fixed her hat.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Told by reporters about Campbell’s remorse for not giving him a game ball on such a special night, Goff laughed.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The Beyond Fest audience laughed when Carradine reacted to this lie over 40 years after the fact.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Laughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughed. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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