laugh

/læf/

verbnounlaugh

Think: “LAFF” is how it sounds—laugh is spelled with -augh, but it’s pronounced /læf/.

Yes, it's laugh. The tricky part is -augh: in laugh, it sounds like /æf/ (like “laff”), not “aw.”

Definitions

  1. verbTo make sounds and show happiness or amusement.
  2. verbTo react to something as funny, often by smiling and making a sound.
  3. nounThe sound or act of laughing.

Examples

  • “The joke made everyone laugh out loud.”
  • “She tried not to laugh during the quiet assembly.”
  • “His laugh was so contagious that I started laughing too.”

Synonyms

gigglechucklecacklesnickerguffaw

Antonyms

crysob

Translations

ES reírPT rirFR rire

Common misspellings

laflafflaughtlaughhlauflaoughloughlauh

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