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Revision as of 19:18, 10 May 2021
English
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Etymology
From Middle English lawghynge; equivalent to laugh + -ing.
Pronunciation
Noun
laughing (countable and uncountable, plural laughings)
- The action of the verb to laugh.
Verb
laughing
Usage notes
As with other present participles, laughing can be used as an adjective:
- The Laughing Cavalier
- laughing hyena
Likewise, as with other gerunds, laughing can be used as a verbal noun:
- Laughing could be heard all the way from the back of the room!
Synonyms
Derived terms
Categories:
- Entries with audio examples
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms suffixed with -ing
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɑːfɪŋ
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English non-lemma forms
- English verb forms
- en:Laughter