laughingly

laugh

 (lăf, läf)

v. laughed, laugh·ing, laughs

v.intr.

1. To express certain emotions, especially mirth or delight, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements.

2. To show or feel amusement or good humor: an experience we would laugh about later on.

3.

a. To feel or express derision or contempt; mock: I had to laugh when I saw who my opponent was.

b. To feel a triumphant or exultant sense of well-being: You won't be laughing when the truth comes out.

4. To produce sounds resembling laughter: parrots laughing and chattering in the trees.

v.tr.

1. To affect or influence by laughter: laughed the speaker off the stage; laughed the proposal down.

2. To say with a laugh: He laughed his delight at the victory.

n.

1.

a. The act of laughing.

b. The sound of laughing; laughter.

2. Informal Something amusing, absurd, or contemptible; a joke: The solution they recommended was a laugh.

3. often laughs Informal Fun; amusement: went along just for laughs.

Phrasal Verbs:

laugh at

To treat lightly; scoff at: a daredevil who laughed at danger.

laugh off (or away)

To dismiss as ridiculously or laughably trivial: laughed off any suggestion that her career was over.

Idioms:

laugh all the way to the bank

To take glee in making money, especially from activity that others consider to be unimpressive or unlikely to turn a profit.

laugh out of the other side of (one's) mouth

To see one's good fortune turn to bad; suffer a humbling reversal.

laugh up/in (one's) sleeve

To rejoice or exult in secret, as at another's error or defeat.

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[Middle English laughen, from Old English hlæhhan, probably ultimately of imitative origin.]

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laugh′er n.

laugh′ing·ly adv.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

laughingly - with laughter; while laughing; "he told the story laughingly"

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Translations

على سبيل النُّكْتَه أو المُزاح

žertem

for sjovi spøg

lachend

í gríni

i spøk

gülerekşakadan

带着笑地

laughingly

[ˈlɑːfɪŋlɪ] ADV he said laughingly → dijo riendo or riéndose
what is laughingly called progress → lo que se llama irónicamente el progreso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

laughingly

adv (= with a laugh) → lachend; (= ridiculously) → lächerlicherweise; what the government laughingly calls its economic policy → das, was die Regierung als Wirtschaftspolitik bezeichnet, obwohl das eigentlich ein Witz ist

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

laughingly

[ˈlɑːfɪŋlɪ] adv → ridendo allegramente
it is laughingly called ... → viene scherzosamente chiamato...

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

laugh

(laːf) verb

to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc. We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played. lag يَضْحَك смея се rir smát se lachen grine; le γελώreír naerma خندیدن nauraa rire לִצחוֹק हंसना smijati se nevet tertawa hlæja ridere 笑う (소리내어) 웃다 juoktis, kvatoti smieties ketawa lachenleśmiać się خندل،خندا rir a râde смеяться smiať sa smejati se smejati se skratta หัวเราะ gülmek 笑 сміятися; реготати ہنسنا cười 笑

noun

an act or sound of laughing. He gave a laugh; a loud laugh. gelag ضَحْك смях riso smích das Lachen latter γέλιοrisa naer خنده nauru rireצחוק हंसी smijeh nevetés tawa hlátur risata 笑い 웃음 juokas, kvatojimas smiekli ketawa lachlatterśmiech خندا riso râs смех smiech smeh smeh skratt หัวเราะ gülme, gülüş 笑 сміх, регіт ہنسی tiếng cười 笑

ˈlaughable adjective

1. ridiculous or deserving scorn. Her attempts at drawing were laughable. bespotlik, lagwekkend مُضْحِك смешен ridículo směšný lächerlich latterlig γελοίος rídiculo, irrisible naeruväärne خنده دار naurettava risibleמגוחך, מצחיק हास्यस्पद smiješan nevetséges menggelikan hlálegur, fáránlegur risibile, ridicolo ばかばかしい 웃기는 juokingas, vertas pašaipos smieklīgs tidak masuk akal lachwekkendlatterlig śmiechu wart د خندا وړ ridículo demn de râs, caraghios смехотворный smiešny smešen smešan skrattretande, löjlig ตลก komik, gülünç 可笑的 смішний, сміховинний قابل استہزا tức cười 可笑的

2. amusing; comical. belaglik مُثير للضِّحْك، مُسَلٍّ забавен divertido komický ulkig morsom; komisk διασκεδαστικός, αστείοςcómico, divertido naljakas کمدی hauska comiqueמצחיק हास्यजनक zabavan, smiješan mulatságos lucu hlægilegur comico おかしい 재미있는 komiškas jocīgs menggelikan hati komischlattervekkende, komiskzabawny كميډى divertido comic забавный; смешной komický smešen zabavan komisk ตลก eğlendirici, komik 有趣的，好笑的 кумедний پر مزاح، مضحکہ خیز nực cười 有趣的，好笑的

ˈlaughably adverb

belaglik, lagwekkend بصورَة مُثيرَةٍ للضِّحْك смешно ridiculamente směšně lächerlich latterligt; morsomt; komiskt γελοία ridículamete, irrisoriamente naeruväärselt بطور خنده دار naurettavasti ridiculement בְּאוֹפֶן מְעוֹרֵר צְחוֹק हंसते हुए zabavno, smiješno nevetségesen secara lucu fáránlega ridicolmente おかしく 재미있게 juokingai, pašaipiai smieklīgi; jocīgi dengan lucu op een lachwekkende manier latterlig, komisk śmiesznie په خندا خندا ridiculamente ridicol (de) смешно smiešne smešno zabavno skrattretande, löjligt ตลก gülünç/tuhaf bir şekilde 可笑地 смішно مضحکہ خیزی کے انداز میں đáng buồn cười 可笑地

ˈlaughingly adverb

as a joke. She suggested laughingly that he should try it himself. lag-lag على سبيل النُّكْتَه أو المُزاح смеейки се de brincadeira žertem lachend for sjov; i spøg στ' αστεία, γελαστά con risas naljaviluks خندان؛ با خنده leikillisesti par plaisanterie בִּצחוֹק हंसी, हंसी में u šali viccből untuk melucu í gríni per ridere 冗談に 농담으로 juokais jokojoties; pa jokam secara bergurau lachendi spøk, for moro skyld żartem خندانه ،له خندا سره por graça în glu­mă в шутку žartom za šalo u šali på skämt ขำ ๆ gülerek(ten), şakadan 開玩笑地 жартома مزاق کے طور پر một cách vui vẻ 带着笑地

ˈlaughter noun

the act or sound of laughing. We could hear laughter / the sound of laughter from the next room. gelag ضَحْك смях riso smích das Gelächter latter γέλιοrisa, carcajada naer خنده nauru rireצחוק हंसी, हास्य smijeh nevetés suara tertawa hlátur risata 笑い 웃음소리 juokas smiekli; smiešanās gelak ketawa gelachlatter, lattersalveśmiech خندا riso râs смех smiech smeh smeh skratt, munterhet เสียงหัวเราะ kahkaha, gülme, gülüş 笑聲 сміх; регіт ہنسی tiếng cười 笑声

ˈlaughing-stock noun

someone who is laughed at. If I wear that hat, I'll be a laughing-stock. bespotting أضْحوكَةٌ للنّاس، موضِع للسُّخْرِيَه посмешище palhaço terč posměchu Zielscheibe des Spottes en, der grines af περίγελο hazmerreír pilkealune موضوع خنده pilan kohde risée מַטָרָה לְלַעַג हास्यस्पद व्यक्ति अथवा वस्तु predmet sprdnje nevetség tárgya tertawaan aðhlátursefni zimbello 笑いの種 웃음거리 pajuokos objektas izsmiekla objekts bahan ketawa mikpunt van spot til spott/latter (for) pośmiewisko خندا لرونكى موضوع bombo da festa (de) râsul lumii посмешище terč posmechu tarča posmeha predmet podsmeha åtlöje, driftkucku ตัวตลก maskara 笑柄 посміховище ہدف تمسخر trò cười 笑柄

laugh at

to make it obvious that one regards something or someone as humorous, ridiculous or deserving scorn. Everyone will laugh at me if I wear that dress!; The others laughed at his fears. uitlag يَضْحَك مِن، يَهْزَأ من присмивам се rir de vysmívat se sich lustig machen über grine af κοροϊδεύω, χλευάζωreírse de, mofarse de (millegi üle) naerma مسخره کردن nauraa jollekin se moquer de לִצחוֹק מ- हंसी उड़ाना ismijavati kinevet (vkit) menertawakan hlæja að ridere di, canzonare あざ笑う ...을 보고 웃다 juoktis, šaipytis smieties; izsmiet mentertawakan uitlachenle avśmiać się مسخره كول rir-se de a râde de, a-şi bate joc de смеяться над vysmievať sa posmehovati se smejati se nečemu ili nekome skratta åt หัวเราะเยาะ alay etmek, gülmek 嘲笑 сміятися з кого, чого ہنسی اڑانا، مزاق بنانا cười nhạo 嘲笑

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