laughing

[laf-ing, lah-fing]

adjective

1. that laughs or is given to laughter.

   a laughing child.

2. uttering sounds like human laughter, as some birds.

3. suggesting laughter by brightness, color, sound, etc..

   a laughing stream; laughing flowers.

4. laughable.

   The increase in crime is no laughing matter.

noun

1. laughter.

Other Word Forms

• laughingly adverb
• unlaughing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of laughing¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; laugh, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

I was laughing to myself, because I knew what was coming.

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“By the time they rounded third, Tony had passed him, and after touching the plate he grabbed a glove and pretended to tag the guy when he reached the plate,” Sheen said, laughing.

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“She’s laughing,” Wilson said dryly, “because she knows she’s not in any danger of my doing so.”

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“It’s honestly because I don’t know what to do at those moments,” Doncic, laughing, said about his little move.

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"People are laughing, challenging their friends and even filming the moment before they lock the phone away."

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Related Words

• humorous