Definition
to laugh: to express amusement or happiness audibly
The movie was so funny, Harry couldn't stop laughing.
to laugh at (someone): to mock, to make fun of, to ridicule (a person)
My friends laughed at me when I got the answer wrong in class.
the laughter, the laugh: the act or sound of laughing
The sound of the children's laughter was pleasant.
Pronunciation examples
UK: The movie about the clown made Horatio laugh and cry.
US: The sound of children's laughter echoed in my ears.
- "Brian : He's laughing, we did it!"
- "Todd : Well, I'm trying as hard as I can to laugh, but nothing is coming out."
- "Todd laughs uproariously"
- "Now, if you can make me laugh, then I can bring Earth humor back to my planet."
- "Philip : Todd, is laughing!"
- "Bruno ( laughing): Oh, you're serious."
- "When you laugh, it's like a small accordion which plays in the little metro of my mind."
- "Icarus : (laughs)"
- "Brian : Well Philip, your jokes are so bad they make me laugh... at you!"
- "For example, every morning at 10:00 AM sharp, we could all turn on our intercoms and laugh together for 30 seconds."
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