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laughingly

  • a word derived from 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.
  • a word derived from laughing.
    laughing
    adjective
    that laughs or is given to laughter.

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Eventually, I threw myself into a few boxes of what I laughingly call memorabilia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025

The worker laughingly asked, “Are you a robot?”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2023

He uses a box camera that he compares laughingly to an accordion “with all its bells and whistles.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023

I laughingly asked for coffee one day, saying it would surely work, and one nurse was kind enough to slip me a small cup.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

He was sure that he was going to win, and felt confident enough to agree, laughingly, to cancel part of Deydey’s debt.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich