a laughing child, the laughing brook.
a laughing reply.
The clown's laughing brought smiles to children's faces.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
laugh|ing|ly — «LAF ihng lee, LAHF », adverb. in a laughing or merry way; with laughter … Useful english dictionary
laugh|ing|stock — «LAF ihng STOK, LAHF », noun. a person or thing that is made fun of: »When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself the laughing stock of his hearers (Macaulay) … Useful english dictionary
laugh·ing·ly — … Useful english dictionary
laugh·ing·stock — /ˈlæfıŋˌstɑːk, Brit ˈlɑːfıŋˌstɒk/ noun, pl stocks [count] : a person or thing that is regarded as very foolish or ridiculous The team has become the laughingstock of the league. The mayor became a laughingstock … Useful english dictionary
laugh — laugh; laugh·able; laugh·able·ness; laugh·ably; laugh·some; laugh·ter·less; laugh·er; laugh·ter; laugh·ing·ly; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
fleer´ing|ly — fleer «flihr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to laugh or smile mockingly; jeer: »They re actually sneering at us, fleering at us, jeering at us! (Gilbert and Sullivan). 2. to laugh in a coarse, impudent, or unbecoming manner. –v.t. to laugh mockingly at;… … Useful english dictionary
snick´er|ing|ly — snick|er «SNIHK uhr», noun, verb. –n. a half suppressed and often disrespectful laugh; sly or silly laugh; giggle: »a self conscious snicker. –v.i. 1. to laugh in this way. 2. (of horses) to neigh. –v.t. to utter with a snicker; snigger.… … Useful english dictionary
de|rid´ing|ly — de|ride «dih RYD», transitive verb, rid|ed, rid|ing. to make fun of; laugh at in scorn; ridicule with contempt; mock: »The boys derided him for his fear of the dark. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under ridicule. (Cf. ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tit´ter|ing|ly — tit|ter «TIHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. to laugh in a half restrained manner, because of nervousness or silliness; giggle. –n. the act of tittering; tittering laugh. –tit´ter|er, noun. –tit´ter|ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
