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Meaning of 'laughter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Laughter [ v. i.]
- A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the face, particularly of the lips, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction, or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs. See Laugh, v. i.

Meaning of 'laughter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . laughter [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn
Example in sentence:
  • he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd

Nearby Words:

laud laudability laudable laudableness laudably laudanine laudanum laudation laudative laudator

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