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Moderatelaughter
The correct spelling is laughter.
How to pronounce laughter
/ˈlɑːftə/
nounIPA: /ˈlɑːftə/
Say it like: Lau-ght-er
The correct spelling is laughter. The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound. For example: "Their loud laughter betrayed their presence."
Usage Examples
“Their loud laughter betrayed their presence.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.
- 2.A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.
- 3.A reason for merriment.
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