English dictionary
laugh
nounPronunciation
laːf
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
noun
- a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
noun
- the sound of laughing
verb
- produce laughter
Example sentences
he told a very funny joke
he knows a million gags
thanks for the laugh
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision