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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What happens next cannot be spoiled, only experienced, with startled laughter.
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Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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Whether at home or at the neighborhood tea stall, cha-adda is where friends and family come together to share laughter, stories, opinions, and tea and snacks.
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Every decibel of laughter in that Martinsville gym must have felt like Mississippi fire ants eating away Erroneous Fade’s heart meat.
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Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The space pulses with Afro-beats and laughter.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
Whether at home or at the neighborhood tea stall, cha-adda is where friends and family come together to share laughter, stories, opinions, and tea and snacks.
—Madhushree Basu Roy, Saveur, 30 Apr. 2026
Every decibel of laughter in that Martinsville gym must have felt like Mississippi fire ants eating away Erroneous Fade’s heart meat.
—Kiese Laymon, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
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 5 May. 2026.
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laughter
noun
laugh·ter
ˈlaf-tər 
ˈlȧf-
: the action or sound of laughing
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