Word Meaning

laugh definition and meaning

v. i. 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.
v. i. Fig.: To be or appear gay, cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
v. t. To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
v. t. To express by, or utter with, laughter; -- with out.
n. An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See Laugh, v. i.

Crossword clues for laugh

- Chuckle
- Express amusement
- Express audible amusement
- Express mirth
- React to a joke
- Ridicule, ... at
- Show amusement
- Show amusement at a joke
- Snigger