laughs

Meaning of laughs

verb, 3rd person present
  1. make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of derision.
    he rarely smiled or laughed
    she couldn't help laughing at his jokes
    we fell about laughing
plural noun
  1. an act of laughing.
    she gave a loud, silly laugh
  2. something that causes laughter; a source of fun, amusement, or derision.
    come along, it'll be a laugh
    she decided to play along with him for a laugh
    that's a laugh, the idea of you cooking a meal!

Old English hlæhhan, hliehhan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lachen, also to laughter.

Information about laughs

  • The singular form of laughs is: laugh.
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Hyphenation of laughs

laughs

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • laughs is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

laughs synonyms

Meaning laugh loudly and heartily:

guffaw

Meaning laugh quietly or inwardly:

chuckle

Meaning laugh in a noisy, gleeful way:

chortle

Meaning laugh in a loud, harsh way:

cackle

Meaning make a howling sound:

howl

Meaning (of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry:

roar

Meaning laugh lightly and repeatedly in a silly way, from amusement, nervousness, or embarrassment:

giggle

Meaning give a short, half-suppressed laugh; giggle:

titter

Meaning laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way:

snigger

Meaning give a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh; snigger:

snicker

Meaning subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour:

ridicule

Meaning tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner:

mock

Meaning express contempt for; ridicule:

deride

Meaning feel or express contempt or disdain for:

scorn

Meaning publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm:

lampoon

Meaning deride and criticize by means of satire:

satirize

Meaning make or give a caricature of:

caricature

Meaning produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre):

parody

Meaning provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks:

taunt

Meaning make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way:

tease

Meaning cause to experience severe mental or physical suffering:

torment

Meaning a person or thing that is ridiculously inadequate:

joke

Meaning a practical joke or mischievous act:

prank

Meaning a thing said or done for amusement; a joke:

jest

Meaning an act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure:

escapade

Meaning an unusual and exciting or daring experience:

adventure

Meaning a playful skipping movement:

caper

Meaning a spell of rough, energetic play:

romp

Meaning a cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone:

trick

Meaning secret or dishonest activity or manoeuvring:

shenanigans

Meaning rough, boisterous play:

horseplay

Meaning a small ground-dwelling songbird with elongated hind claws and a song that is delivered on the wing, typically crested and with brown streaky plumage:

lark

Meaning an amusing situation or person:

hoot

laughs antonyms

Meaning shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow:

cry

Anagrams of laughs

gaulsh, gulash

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