Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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laugh , v. i. - (Zoöl.) a South American hawk (
Herpetotheres cachinnans ); -- so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laugh. - (Chem.) hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of nitrogen; -- so called from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes produces when inhaled. It is much used as an anæsthetic agent.
- (Zoöl.) the European white-fronted goose.
- (Zoöl.) An American gull (
Larus atricilla ). In summer the head is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer primaries black. - (Zoöl.) the spotted hyena. See
Hyena . - (Zoöl.) the great brown kingfisher (
Dacelo gigas ), of Australia; -- called alsogiant kingfisher , andgogobera . - (Zoöl.) a peculiar owl (
Sceloglaux albifacies ) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of extinction. The name alludes to its notes.
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- noun The action of the verb to
laugh . - verb Present participle of
laugh .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
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Examples
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That's so funny. * starts laughing so hard, then rolls on the floor*. * coughing* That will get my asthma back * continues laughing*.
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No man who _can_ laugh, what we call laughing, will laugh at these things.
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Thomas Carlyle 1838
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But this statement was cut short by Kilpatrick who piped in laughing, “THEY have to get back now.”
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Yes, the Wall St. fat cats are once again laughing at their pathetic right-wing rabble.
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The kid joined in laughing at anything that wasn't Christian, nodding along and asking questions.
Science Is Nifty cortigiana 2009
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But this statement was cut short by Kilpatrick who piped in laughing, “THEY have to get back now.”
Lynyrd Skynyrd – The Men Behind Skynyrd « Lynyrd Skynyrd Dixie 2010
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Destiny and I sat side by side as she read aloud, laughing from the very beginning as the Fraggles shared different views on what to do about a kitten that had wandered into their world from what they call “outer space.”
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Yes, the Wall St. fat cats are once again laughing at their pathetic right-wing rabble.
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A reader who goes by the name of Mr. Teachbad offered another video, and, because I am a strong believer in laughing through the pain, I'm posting it below.
And now, a tragicomic conversation on 'differentiation' Valerie Strauss 2010
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But he makes the excellent point that whole-class teaching reinforces a sense of the classroom as ‘community’ and that ‘twenty people laughing is often more enjoyable than just two’ (p. 161).
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