laughter
/ˈlɑːftə/
A movement of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, 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; The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound; A reason for merriment
- plural
- laughters
Meanings
- 1
A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, 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
Laughter is the best medicine.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mary tried to contain her laughter.
Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound
- 3
A reason for merriment