Definition of laugh

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Laugh (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..

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Guffaw :: Guffaw (n.) A loud burst of laughter; a horse laugh.
Derider :: Derider (n.) One who derides, or laughs at, another in contempt; a mocker; a scoffer..
Sardonic :: Sardonic (a.) Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety..
Fit :: Fit (n.) A mood of any kind which masters or possesses one for a time; a temporary, absorbing affection; a paroxysm; as, a fit melancholy, of passion, or of laughter..
Low :: Low () strong imp. of Laugh.
Chuckle :: Chuckle (n.) A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision..
Spill :: Spill (v. t.) To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed, or suffer to be shed, as in battle or in manslaughter; as, a man spills another's blood, or his own blood..
Wholesale :: Wholesale (a.) Extensive and indiscriminate; as, wholesale slaughter..
Facetious :: Facetious (a.) Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply..
Bloodshed :: Bloodshed (n.) The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder..
Mockery :: Mockery (n.) Subject of laughter, derision, or sport..
Silvery :: Silvery (a.) Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound; as, silvery voices; a silvery laugh..
Manslayer :: Manslayer (n.) One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.
Giggle :: Giggle (v. t.) To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with childish levity..
Droll :: Droll (superl.) Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange..
Spleen :: Spleen (n.) A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.
Slam :: Slam (v. t.) To strike down; to slaughter.
Twitter :: Twitter (n.) A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially restrained; a titter; a giggle.
Kink :: Kink (n.) A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter..
Saliaunce :: Saliaunce (a.) Salience; onslaught.
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