laughing

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UK/ˈlɑː.fɪŋ/US/ˈlæ.fɪŋ/

adjective

verbal adjective of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.

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hilaritylaughterrianthappy
OriginMiddle English laughynge →
CommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounlaughing (countable and uncountable, plural laughings)

plural laughings

  1. countablenoun from verbuncountableverbal noun of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of laugh

    Synonyms: hilarity, laughter

adjectivelaughing (not comparable)
  1. not comparableverbal adjective of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveshowing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

Similar
rianthappy
Also see
riant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishlaughynge
  2. Englishlaughing

From Middle English laughynge; equivalent to laugh + -ing.

More words from Middle English

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Translations

German Lachen
  • Lachenthe action of the verb to laugh
Spanish risueño
  • risueñoadjective
Swedish skratt
  • skrattthe action of the verb to laugh
Turkish gülme, güleç
  • gülmethe action of the verb to laugh
  • güleçadjective

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with laughing

daffing
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Cite this entry
APA

laughing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughing

MLA

“laughing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laughing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laughing.

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