laugh
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Pronunciation
[change]- (AU) IPA (key): /lɑːf/, SAMPA: /lA:f/
- (UK) IPA (key): /lɑːf/, SAMPA: /lA:f/
- (US) enPR: lăf, IPA (key): /læf/, SAMPA: /l{f/
Audio (US) (file)
Verb
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Third-person singular |
Past tense |
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- Someone laughs when they make a sound with their mouth because they think something is funny. It can sound like "ha ha", "ho ho", "hee hee", etc.
- That was a really good joke. I've never laughed so hard!
Noun
[change]- The sound of someone laughing, or the action of laughing.
- We had lots of good laughs at the party.
- I heard a laugh in the other room and went to see what they were laughing at.
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Laughing
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A man laughing