laughing gull

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noun

a North American gull, Larus atricilla, having a high, laughlike call.

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Origin of laughing gull

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Words nearby laughing gull

laugh away, laugh down, laugher, laughing, laughing gas, laughing gull, laughing hyena, laughing jackass, laughing matter, laughingstock, Laughlin

How to use laughing gull in a sentence

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Another picture showed him surrounded by a dozen or so fighters—some masked and others laughing.
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The “smile through tears” had replaced the previous mindset that laughing was for the poor.
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But nothing happens and soon Mariame is home, eating dinner with her two little sisters, laughing and acting silly.
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Lena, Emilia, and I are laughing because we sorted the wig thing out nice and early.
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The sun was shining when they arrived at Salon, the gayest, the most coquettish, the most laughing little town in Provence.
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Suddenly she stopped laughing, and said in a low voice, "You don't happen to have a beefsteak about you, do you?"
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Don't chaff, Shirtings; you're a very good fellow, you know, but I'm not in a laughing humour.
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He could hardly keep from laughing, when it was made clear to him that this was what the Indian father expected.
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I couldn't help laughing, and he made a great many jokes at the expense of the waiters and everybody else.
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