1
: a sound of or as if of laughing
2
archaic
: a cause of merriment
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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There is non-stop laughter from audiences from beginning to end.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
But his administration’s steps, large and small, from attacking universities to immigrants to expert advisors, aimed at destroying competence and honesty as guiding principles for the U.S., will in the end yield only tears, not laughter.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
Your quiet sacrifices, your loud laughter, your deep love of stories—they’re all pieces of me now.
—Essence, 22 Apr. 2025
What To Know During Supreme Court arguments on Monday in a case that could reshape preventive care under the Affordable Care Act—popularly known as Obamacare—Alito brought an unexpected moment of laughter.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
But his administration’s steps, large and small, from attacking universities to immigrants to expert advisors, aimed at destroying competence and honesty as guiding principles for the U.S., will in the end yield only tears, not laughter.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
Your quiet sacrifices, your loud laughter, your deep love of stories—they’re all pieces of me now.
—Essence, 22 Apr. 2025
What To Know During Supreme Court arguments on Monday in a case that could reshape preventive care under the Affordable Care Act—popularly known as Obamacare—Alito brought an unexpected moment of laughter.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for laughter
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“Laughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughter. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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laughter
noun
laugh·ter
ˈlaf-tər 
ˈlȧf-
: the action or sound of laughing
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