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were laughing

  • past progressive
    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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Whether the lawyers were laughing when they typed this is known only to them.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

That’s a genuinely hilarious response, although I don’t imagine many British listeners were laughing.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

We were able to see it work, and we were laughing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

They were laughing, it was not even a thing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

They were laughing and laughing, so I did it the whole day.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola