1
: a sound of or as if of laughing
2
archaic
: a cause of merriment
Examples of laughter in a Sentence
The audience roared with laughter.
the nervous producers were reassured by the sounds of laughter coming from the theater
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There’s an art to transforming the worst days of your life into causes for laughter.
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Gillis then fails to pull down Hernandez's pants, prompting Sherman, Hernandez, and himself to burst into laughter.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Luckily, my wife reached Tosca before any harm came to her, offered her a finger and then carried her home amid cheers and laughter from those who had gathered to watch.
— Penny Bamford
Illustrated by Agnes Lee.
—James Barron, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Simply buy some bait, hold it over the water, and get ready for a heart-pounding moment as the massive silvery fish leap up to grab their snack — cue the giddy screams, laughter, and plenty of photos.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Gillis then fails to pull down Hernandez's pants, prompting Sherman, Hernandez, and himself to burst into laughter.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Luckily, my wife reached Tosca before any harm came to her, offered her a finger and then carried her home amid cheers and laughter from those who had gathered to watch.
— Penny Bamford
Illustrated by Agnes Lee.
—James Barron, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Simply buy some bait, hold it over the water, and get ready for a heart-pounding moment as the massive silvery fish leap up to grab their snack — cue the giddy screams, laughter, and plenty of photos.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for laughter
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“Laughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughter. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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laughter
noun
laugh·ter
ˈlaf-tər 
ˈlȧf-
: the action or sound of laughing
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