Synonyms for laughings
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : laf-ing, lah-fing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæf ɪŋ, ˈlɑ fɪŋ |
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Définition of laughings
Origin :- mid-14c., verbal noun from laugh (v.). Laughing matter (usually with negative) is from 1560s. Nitrous oxide has been called laughing gas since 1842 (for its exhilarating effects). Davy, experimenting with the gas, discovered these as far back as 1779: "When I took the bag from my mouth, I immediately laughed. The laughter was involuntary, but highly pleasurable, accompanied by a thrill all through me."
- As in laugh : verb expressing amusement, happiness
- As in cachinnate : verb laugh
- So, amid hand-shakings and laughings and blessings, Alleyne Edricson turned his back upon Beaulieu.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- A man must leave those foolishe maner of laughings, groase and uncomely.
- Extract from : « A Renaissance Courtesy-book » by Giovanni Della Casa
- The saunterings, the readings, the laughings, and the dosings in Mount Gallagher (his country-seat) are all over.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 » by Various
Antonyms for laughings
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