1
as in giggled
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell
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as in smiled
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
you're going to try out for the football team? Don't make me laugh!
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Recent Examples of laughed
For the next few hours Vrabel talked and laughed, and didn’t move from his seat.
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Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
The couple laughed the comments off, before reflecting on 2024 and looking ahead.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025
Asked about whether Reagan was tracking the spread of AIDS in 1982, his press secretary, Larry Speakes, infamously laughed.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
As Miller suggested that the Giants should draft him, Sanders laughed in what was speculated to be agreement.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Instead of getting angry, Sanders laughed with him.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Darwin was convinced that animals, at least chimpanzees and monkeys, laughed.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Taylor laughed a little when asked about the challenges presented by going down yet another lineman against the Browns.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
McAfee shouted at the top of the show as Saban and the rest of the panel laughed.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
The couple laughed the comments off, before reflecting on 2024 and looking ahead.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025
Asked about whether Reagan was tracking the spread of AIDS in 1982, his press secretary, Larry Speakes, infamously laughed.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
As Miller suggested that the Giants should draft him, Sanders laughed in what was speculated to be agreement.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Instead of getting angry, Sanders laughed with him.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Darwin was convinced that animals, at least chimpanzees and monkeys, laughed.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Taylor laughed a little when asked about the challenges presented by going down yet another lineman against the Browns.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
McAfee shouted at the top of the show as Saban and the rest of the panel laughed.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Laughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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