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laugh
noun
verb
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
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laːf
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noun
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
“He told a very funny joke”
noun
A facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
“His face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision”
noun
The sound of laughing
verb
Produce laughter
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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
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