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laughed

  • past participle
    of laugh.
    laugh
    verb (used without object)
    to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
  • past tense form
    of laugh.
    laugh
    verb (used without object)
    to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.

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He laughed and quickly turned back to his work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

No, we can thank everyone who, during the course of his 38 years on this earth, politely laughed at one of Gillis’ “Cornell 7‘s Big Book of Punchlines” zingers.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

"Copyright protects creative work from being copied. It does not protect a brand from being laughed at, even by people who like it a bit too much," the letter read.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Hesmondhalgh laughed about how "going all dry mouthed" while defending herself was not helping her cause.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

It always made me feel good to see my grandpa laugh because he laughed all over.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls