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laughing en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlɑːfɪŋ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) verbal adjective of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.

Deriveds

laughing juice · laughing soup · nonlaughing · laughing-gear · laughing gull · laughing group · laughingstock · no laughing matter · laughing tackle · laughing falcon · unlaughing · laughingly · laughing-stock · laughing stalk · die laughing · burst out laughing · laughing heir statute · laughingthrush · laughing sickness · laughing gear · laughing water · laughing turtle dove · laughing owl · laughing goose · laughing thrush · laughing heir · laughing death · laughing clown · laughing hyaena · laughing jackass · laughing kookaburra · laughing hyena · laughing dove · laughing-eyed · laughing stock · laughing gas · laughing boy · laughing academy

Translations (3)

es risueño (adjective) · ota كولج (adjective) · tr güleç (adjective)

laughing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlɑːfɪŋ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable, form-of, noun-from-verb, uncountable) verbal noun of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.
    form of laugh

Forms

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Translations (5)

sv skratt (the action of the verb to laugh) · de Lachen (the action of the verb to laugh) · enm laughynge (the action of the verb to laugh) · ny kuseka (the action of the verb to laugh) · tr gülme (the action of the verb to laugh)

laughing en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlɑːfɪŋ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of laugh
    form of laugh

Synonyms

laughter · hilarity