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Common
verb
•
To
show
mirth
,
satisfaction
, or
derision
, by
peculiar
movement
of the
muscles
of the
face
,
particularly
of the
mouth
,
causing
a
lighting up
of the
face
and
eyes
, and
usually
accompanied
by the
emission
of
explosive
or
chuckling
sounds
from the
chest
and
throat
; to
indulge
in
laughter
.
•
To be or
appear
cheerful
,
pleasant
,
mirthful
,
lively
, or
brilliant
; to
sparkle
; to
sport
.
•
To make an
object
of
laughter
or
ridicule
; to
make fun of
; to
deride
; to
mock
.
•
To
affect
or
influence
by means of
laughter
or
ridicule
.
•
To
express
by, or
utter
with,
laughter
.
noun
•
An
expression
of
mirth
particular
to the human
species
; the
sound
heard
in
laughing
;
laughter
.
•
Something that
provokes
mirth
or
scorn
.
•
In British English & New Zealand English:
A
fun
person.
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Rhymes
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caf
faff
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naff
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half
daff
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behalf
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Lineage
laugh
English
laughen
Middle English (1100-1500)
hlehhan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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