laughter

«laughter» in Mova's school dictionary: the sound or act of laughing — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (laughter — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Laughter is the sound or act of laughing. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday life, laughter shows happiness, fun or relief; «roar with laughter», «burst into laughter» and «fits of laughter» describe strong laughing. In health lessons, laughter is good for mood and helps people feel close. Laughter can also be unkind if people laugh at someone; kind laughter is laughing with them. Phrases: burst into laughter, roars of laughter, full of laughter, laughter is the best medicine.

examples

• The room was filled with laughter. tree →
• We burst into laughter at the funny video. tree →
• The audience roared with laughter. tree →
• I could hear laughter from the playground. tree →
• Laughter is the best medicine, Grandma says. tree →
• Her laughter was so loud that everyone turned around. tree →
• Again the boys shouted with laughter. tree →

note

Uncountable: «a lot of laughter», not «laughters». Spelling: «augh» says «af» in laugh and laughter. Verb: laugh. Adjective: laughable (silly).

In the corpora

• Scientists think these chirps are a kind of laughter.
• When they bow, their curly wigs get tangled, and Alice has to run off to hide her laughter.
• The Rat's laughter and his gleaming pistols cheer the Mole up.
• Then he hears loud laughter: she has been watching him all along.
• Kind words soften the truth: wrinkles become "laughter lines" and a balding man is "thinning on top".

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «laughter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.