Laugh: meaning, definitions and examples
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laugh
[ lษหf ]
intransitive
Make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of derision; laugh aloud or heartily. 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.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He laughed at the joke.
- She laughed with delight.
Translations
Translations of the word "laugh" in other languages:
๐ต๐น rir
๐ฎ๐ณ เคนเคเคธเคจเคพ (hansna)
๐ฉ๐ช lachen
๐ฎ๐ฉ tertawa
๐บ๐ฆ ัะผัััะธัั
๐ต๐ฑ ลmiaฤ siฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ็ฌใ (warau)
๐ซ๐ท rire
๐ช๐ธ reรญr
๐น๐ท gรผlmek
๐ฐ๐ท ์๋ค (utda)
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุถุญู (yadhak)
๐จ๐ฟ smรกt se
๐ธ๐ฐ smiaลฅ sa
๐จ๐ณ ็ฌ (xiร o)
๐ธ๐ฎ smejati se
๐ฎ๐ธ hlรฆja
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะบาฏะปั (kลญlu)
๐ฌ๐ช แแชแแแแ (itsinon)
๐ฆ๐ฟ gรผlmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ reรญr
Word origin
The word 'laugh' originated from the Old English word 'hliehhan', which in turn came from the Proto-Germanic word 'klakhjan'. Laughter has been a universal human expression of joy and amusement throughout history, with variations in cultural norms and social contexts shaping its manifestation over time.