1
: a sound of or as if of laughing
2
archaic
: a cause of merriment
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Examples of laughter in a Sentence
The audience roared with laughter.
the nervous producers were reassured by the sounds of laughter coming from the theater
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At times, the family’s border chatter turns into laughter and jokes about one another.
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Abel Alvarado, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Gasps of prolonged laughter followed at a time when few people were laughing at all.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
The love, the glitches, the sweat, the tears, the laughter and, and, and.
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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images President Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico has drawn a mixed reception, from laughter to annoyance.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
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Abel Alvarado, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Gasps of prolonged laughter followed at a time when few people were laughing at all.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
The love, the glitches, the sweat, the tears, the laughter and, and, and.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images President Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico has drawn a mixed reception, from laughter to annoyance.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Laughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughter. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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laughter
noun
laugh·ter
ˈlaf-tər 
ˈlȧf-
: the action or sound of laughing
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