Antonyms for laugh up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : laf, lahf

Phonetic Transcription : læf, lɑf

Definition of laugh up

Origin : 1680s, from laugh (v.). Meaning "a cause of laughter" is from 1895; ironic use (e.g. that's a laugh) attested from 1930. Laugh track "canned laughter on a TV program" is from 1961.

As in regale : verb throw a party; have fun

Example sentences :

He bent down to her and replied, and she flashed a laugh up at him.
Extract from : « Mary, Mary » by James Stephens

I stopped again to laugh up at Dimbie, who was leaning over me.
Extract from : « Dimbie and I--and Amelia » by Mabel Barnes-Grundy

As she talked she saw his face only now and then when he turned a little to laugh up at her over some trifle that amused him.
Extract from : « The Short Cut » by Jackson Gregory

Our more subtle contributors prefer the latter kind, enabling them to laugh up their sleeve.
Extract from : « Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 19, 1916 » by Various

"I always like to laugh up there," he explained, as the children looked surprised.
Extract from : « The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy » by Mabel Henriette Spielmann

Many a member of the old Five Point Gang has felt a light touch on his arm, to turn and laugh up into those mild blue eyes.
Extract from : « The Arrow of Fire » by Roy J. Snell

Mattheson adds: “I know with certainty that if he reads these pages, he will laugh up his sleeve, but outwardly he laughs little.”
Extract from : « Handel » by Romain Rolland

Synonyms for laugh up

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