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• present participle of laugh.

laughing

American  

[laf-ing, lah-fing] / ˈlæf ɪŋ, ˈlɑ fɪŋ /

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.

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noun

1. laughter.

Other Word Forms

• unlaughing
  adjective
• laughingly
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of laughing

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

laughing

“I learned at home by playing with my family and teaching myself like, ‘I want to learn this song’ and jumping into a YouTube tutorial,” he explains, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

“What’s nice is when he’s 92, we can keep going because of social media,” Stuart said, laughing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

I personally regret every time I put wind in the sails of a deeply unfunny and offensive man by politely laughing, feeling too awkward to course-correct the moment.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

If people are laughing, they’re also agreeing, listening, emoting, caring; it’s my favorite thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

And that was the thing about laughter, he remembered: When one was already laughing, everything seemed a thousand times funnier.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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