Laughs - English meaning

noun

An unusual and exciting or daring experience.

Usage examples:

Her recent adventures in italy

verb

Engage in daring or risky activity.

Usage examples:

They had adventured into the forest

noun

An unusual, exciting, and possibly dangerous activity, trip, or experience, or the excitement produced by such activities

Usage examples:

[ c ] she had some exciting adventures in peru., [ u ] henry is looking for thrills and adventure.

verb

Laugh in a loud, harsh way.

Usage examples:

She cackled with laughter

noun

A loud, harsh laugh.

Usage examples:

Her delighted cackle

verb

To make the loud sound of a chicken, or (of a person) to laugh or talk in a loud, high voice

Usage examples:

The hens cackled in alarm., he burst into cackles of laughter.

verb

Skip or dance about in a lively or playful way.

Usage examples:

Children were capering about the room

noun

A playful skipping movement.

Usage examples:

She did a little caper or dance

noun

The cooked and pickled flower bud of a prickly southern european shrub, used to flavour food.

Usage examples:

Add capers and olives

verb

Laugh in a noisy, gleeful way.

Usage examples:

He chortled at his own execrable pun

noun

A noisy, gleeful laugh.

Usage examples:

Thomas gave a chortle

verb

To laugh with pleasure and satisfaction

verb

Laugh quietly or inwardly.

Usage examples:

I chuckled at the astonishment on her face

noun

A quiet or suppressed laugh.

Usage examples:

Melissa gave a chuckle

verb

To laugh quietly

Usage examples:

She was chuckling as she read the letter., i always get a chuckle out of the doonesbury comic strip.

verb

(of a person, animal, or plant) stop living.

Usage examples:

He died of tuberculosis

noun

Singular form of dice.

verb

To stop living

Usage examples:

He died of a heart attack., she died in her sleep at the age of 94., fig. the engine just died (= s…

noun

An act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure.

Usage examples:

He told of their escapade with a ‘borrowed’ truck

noun

An act or situation that is exciting because it shows behavior that is not controlled as it usually is

Usage examples:

Their escapades sound as if they could be ripped from the pages of “tom sawyer” and “huckleberry fi…

verb

Laugh lightly and repeatedly in a silly way, from amusement, nervousness, or embarrassment.

Usage examples:

They giggled at some private joke

noun

A light, silly laugh.

Usage examples:

But the chortles, chuckles and giggles are part of a much more serious project.

noun

A loud and hearty laugh.

Usage examples:

Bleak as the film is, there is occasional respite in the script, drawing wry smiles rather than hea…

verb

Laugh loudly and heartily.

Usage examples:

Both men guffawed at the remark

exclamation

Used in writing to represent laughter

noun

A low, wavering musical sound which is the typical call of many kinds of owl.

Usage examples:

Various yelps, hoots, screams, squawks, and other vocalizations are used by many species of primate…

verb

(of an owl) utter a hoot.

Usage examples:

Owls hooted, the new moon rose

noun

Rough, boisterous play.

Usage examples:

This ridiculous horseplay has gone far enough

noun

Noisy, physically active behavior, esp. when people push each other as a joke

Usage examples:

No running or horseplay in the halls.

noun

A long, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf.

Usage examples:

While in captivity, they are very vocal, uttering high-pitched whines and howls, rasping growls.

verb

Make a howling sound.

Usage examples:

He howled in agony

noun

A thing said or done for amusement; a joke.

Usage examples:

He laughed uproariously at his own jest

verb

Speak in a joking way.

Usage examples:

You jest, surely?

noun

A joke

Usage examples:

We were able to laugh aloud at every jest., his remarks about the beatles were in jest.

noun

A thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline.

Usage examples:

She was in a mood to tell jokes

verb

Make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly.

Usage examples:

She could laugh and joke with her colleagues

noun

Something, such as an amusing story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh

Usage examples:

He told a joke about a farmer and a lawyer that made nicholas burst into laughter., the playing con…

noun

A small ground-dwelling songbird with elongated hind claws and a song that is delivered on the wing, typically crested and with brown streaky plumage.

Usage examples:

In addition to communicating through song, larks will raise the crest of feathers in their head dur…

verb

Enjoy oneself by behaving in a playful and mischievous way.

Usage examples:

He's always joking and larking about in the office

noun

A small, brown bird with a pleasant song

Usage examples:

He started hang-gliding years ago as a lark.

noun

A practical joke or mischievous act.

Usage examples:

The tapestry was stolen as part of a drunken student prank

verb

Play a trick or practical joke on (someone).

Usage examples:

The individuals who were pranked thought they were auditioning to be a tv show host

noun

A full, deep, prolonged cry uttered by a lion or other large wild animal.

Usage examples:

She waited for the lion's roar

verb

(of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry.

Usage examples:

We heard a lion roar

abbreviation

Right of admission reserved.

verb

(especially of a child or animal) play roughly and energetically.

Usage examples:

The noisy pack of children romped around the gardens

noun

A spell of rough, energetic play.

Usage examples:

A romp in the snow

plural noun

Secret or dishonest activity or manoeuvring.

Usage examples:

The chairman was accused of financial shenanigans

plural noun

Humorous or dishonest tricks

Usage examples:

I don’t know how he puts up with their shenanigans.

verb

Laugh in a half-suppressed, typically scornful way.

Usage examples:

The boys at school were sure to snigger at him behind his back

noun

A half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh.

Usage examples:

We heard the sniggers caused by their little jokes

verb

To laugh at someone or something in a silly and often unkind way

Usage examples:

They spent half the time sniggering at the clothes people were wearing., what are you two sniggerin…

exclamation

Used in writing or sometimes in spoken language to represent the sound of laughter

Usage examples:

It sounds funny! tee hee!, he giggled. "tee-hee."

verb

Give a short, half-suppressed laugh; giggle.

Usage examples:

Her stutter caused the children to titter

noun

A short, half-suppressed laugh.

Usage examples:

There were titters from the gallery

verb

To laugh in a nervous and quiet way

Usage examples:

Some kids tittered at the boys who were making faces in class., there were titters from the audienc…

noun

A cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone.

Usage examples:

He's a double-dealer capable of any mean trick

verb

Cunningly deceive or outwit.

Usage examples:

Many people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards

adjective

Intended or used to deceive or mystify, or to create an illusion.

Usage examples:

A trick question