laughing 音标拼音: [l'æfɪŋ]
a . 笑着的,高兴的,可笑的
n . 笑
笑着的,高兴的,可笑的笑
laughing adj 1 :
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness ;
"
laughing children " [
synonym : {
laughing (
a )}, {
riant }]
Laugh \
Laugh \ (
l [
aum ]
f ),
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Laughed }
(
l [
aum ]
ft );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Laughing }.] [
OE .
laughen ,
laghen ,
lauhen ,
AS .
hlehhan ,
hlihhan ,
hlyhhan ,
hliehhan ;
akin to OS .
hlahan ,
D . &
G .
lachen ,
OHG .
hlahhan ,
lahhan ,
lahh [=
e ]
n ,
Icel .
hl [
ae ]
ja ,
W Dan .
lee ,
Sw .
le ,
Goth .
hlahjan ;
perh .
of imitative origin .]
1 .
To show mirth ,
satisfaction ,
or derision ,
by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face ,
particularly of the mouth ,
causing a lighting up of the face and eyes ,
and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat ;
to indulge in laughter .
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Queen Hecuba laughed that her eyes ran o '
er . --
Shak .
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He laugheth that winneth . --
Heywood '
s Prov .
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2 .
Fig .:
To be or appear gay ,
cheerful ,
pleasant ,
mirthful ,
lively ,
or brilliant ;
to sparkle ;
to sport .
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Then laughs the childish year ,
with flowerets crowned . --
Dryden .
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In Folly '
s cup still laughs the bubble Joy . --
Pope .
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{
To laugh at },
to make an object of laughter or ridicule ;
to make fun of ;
to deride .
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No wit to flatter left of all his store ,
No fool to laugh at ,
which he valued more . --
Pope .
{
To laugh in the sleeve }, {
To laugh up one '
s sleeve },
to laugh secretly ,
or so as not to be observed ,
especially while apparently preserving a grave or serious demeanor toward the person or persons laughed at .
{
To laugh out },
to laugh in spite of some restraining influence ;
to laugh aloud .
{
To laugh out of the other corner of the mouth }
or {
To laugh out of the other side of the mouth },
to weep or cry ;
to feel regret ,
vexation ,
or disappointment after hilarity or exaltation . [
Slang ]
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Laughing \
Laugh "
ing \,
a . &
n .
from {
Laugh },
v .
i .
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{
Laughing falcon } (
Zool .),
a South American hawk ({
Herpetotheres cachinnans }); --
so called from its notes ,
which resemble a shrill laugh .
{
Laughing gas } (
Chem .),
nitrous oxide ,
also called hyponitrous oxide ,
or protoxide of nitrogen ; --
so called from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes produces when inhaled .
It has been much used as an anaesthetic agent ,
though now its use is primarily in dentistry {
Laughing goose } (
Zool .),
the European white -
fronted goose .
{
Laughing gull }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
A common European gull ({
Xema ridibundus }); --
called also {
pewit }, {
black cap }, {
red -
legged gull },
and {
sea crow }.
(
b )
An American gull ({
Larus atricilla }).
In summer the head is nearly black ,
the back slate color ,
and the five outer primaries black .
{
Laughing hyena } (
Zool .),
the spotted hyena .
See {
Hyena }.
{
Laughing jackass } (
Zool .),
the great brown kingfisher ({
Dacelo gigas }),
of Australia ; --
called also {
giant kingfisher },
and {
gogobera }.
{
Laughing owl } (
Zool .),
a peculiar owl ({
Sceloglaux albifacies })
of New Zealand ,
said to be on the verge of extinction .
The name alludes to its notes .
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90 Moby Thesaurus words for "
laughing ":
Homeric laughter ,
beaming ,
beatific ,
beatified ,
belly laugh ,
blessed ,
blissful ,
blithe ,
blithesome ,
boff ,
boffola ,
bright ,
bright and sunny ,
burst of laughter ,
cachinnation ,
cackle ,
capering ,
cheerful ,
cheery ,
chirping ,
chortle ,
chuckle ,
convulsion ,
crow ,
dancing ,
elated ,
eupeptic ,
euphoric ,
exalted ,
exhilarated ,
fit of laughter ,
flushed ,
flushed with joy ,
gales of laughter ,
gay ,
genial ,
giggle ,
glad ,
gladsome ,
glowing ,
guffaw ,
ha -
ha ,
happy ,
hearty laugh ,
hee -
haw ,
hee -
hee ,
high ,
hilarity ,
ho -
ho ,
hopeful ,
horselaugh ,
in good spirits ,
in high spirits ,
irrepressible ,
joyful ,
joyous ,
laugh ,
laughter ,
leaping ,
of good cheer ,
optimistic ,
outburst of laughter ,
peal of laughter ,
pleasant ,
purring ,
radiant ,
riant ,
risibility ,
roar of laughter ,
rosy ,
sanguine ,
sanguineous ,
shout ,
shout of laughter ,
shriek ,
singing ,
smiling ,
smirking ,
snicker ,
snigger ,
snort ,
sparkling ,
starry -
eyed ,
sunny ,
tee -
hee ,
thrice happy ,
titter ,
winsome ,
yuck ,
yuk -
yuk
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