laughter

[ˈlɑːftə]

[ˈlæftɚ]

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Laughter is the sound people make when they're happy or amused. It's a way of expressing joy.

When people are together, laughter often happens naturally - like when you share a funny joke with friends or family and everyone starts cracking up. You might hear it in TV shows and movies too, like when characters have a silly argument or situation unfolds in a humorous way. Laughter can also be contagious, meaning if one person starts laughing, others might join in because they find the moment funny too.

How common is "laughter"?

Word laughter is considered uncommon in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

noun

The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.
Example: Their loud laughter betrayed their presence.
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.
A reason for merriment.

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Real examples of "laughter" in context

Tom Holland Calls for a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

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Is it true that you blew a Star Wars audition because you couldn't contain your laughter reading lines opposite someone pretending to be a droid?

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How common is "laughter"?

noun

Real examples of "laughter" in context

Tom Holland Calls for a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

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