How do you use Laughing in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like happy, plus the exact meaning.
Laughing in a sentence
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Laughing meaning
verbal noun of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.
Synonyms of Laughing
Using Laughing
- The main meaning on this page is: verbal noun of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.
- Useful related words include: riant, happy.
- In the example corpus, laughing often appears in combinations such as: and laughing, laughing at, laughing and.
Context around Laughing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Laughing
- In this selection, "laughing" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, start, stop, backseat, gas, matter and varon stand out and add context to how "laughing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after kamala laughing gas harris and after laughing the actor. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "laughing" sits close to words such as enhancing, employ and publicity, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with laughing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After being told that she had shoplifted, the woman responded by laughing. (12 words)
He was laughing in the backseat laughing because I was yelling ‘Help me! (13 words)
He'd start laughing, you'd start laughing and you couldn't stop laughing," Varon said. (16 words)
I wish they hadn’t laughed, for sure, but I’m willing to bet they weren’t laughing at they were laughing in relief, and at what they considered to be the absurdity of this situation—which, I grant, is not a laughing matter. (44 words)
Her friends are also sitting and laughing in the video and pretending as if she’s getting married to which Himanshi replies laughing and says no, she just wants to get henna applied on her hands. (36 words)
Ye’re all laughing now but ye won’t be laughing in 2028 after the great covid recession when we’re cutting one another’s throats for jobs in the Wild Mountain Thyme interpretive Centre. (35 words)
As members of the audience could be heard laughing, the rapper shouted, “Why y’all laughing? (16 words)
He was laughing in the backseat laughing because I was yelling ‘Help me! (13 words)
Example sentences (20)
I wish they hadn’t laughed, for sure, but I’m willing to bet they weren’t laughing at they were laughing in relief, and at what they considered to be the absurdity of this situation—which, I grant, is not a laughing matter.
He'd start laughing, you'd start laughing and you couldn't stop laughing," Varon said.
He was laughing in the backseat laughing because I was yelling ‘Help me!
The defendant asked 'what's so funny why are you laughing?', then threatened 'if you don't stop laughing I will smash you up'.
As members of the audience could be heard laughing, the rapper shouted, “Why y’all laughing?
Her friends are also sitting and laughing in the video and pretending as if she’s getting married to which Himanshi replies laughing and says no, she just wants to get henna applied on her hands.
Ye’re all laughing now but ye won’t be laughing in 2028 after the great covid recession when we’re cutting one another’s throats for jobs in the Wild Mountain Thyme interpretive Centre.
The laughing continues with Jackson joining in. They are laughing about past fights in the house, and one including Christie and day 44 and Kat crying Cliff is not her dad.
Maybe they're laughing their asses off in Moscow, but when they start laughing in Keokuk and Moscow, Idaho, you'll know it's over.
She also weaves humor into her music, and “Eight Laughing Voices” included the sounds of several people laughing, which gave the song a lighthearted tone.
When chef Phil Vickery asked her why she was laughing, Holly said: ‘I’m laughing because I once had a BBQ at my new house that I moved into ages ago.
Reportedly, the medium's first major African-American star George Washington Johnson was obliged to perform his "The Laughing Song" (or the separate "Laughing Coon") University of California.
A BAN on laughing gas will save the lives of teenagers and prevent young people being taken to hospital after inhaling the substance, a campaigning mum has insisted.
After a brief pause, the filmmaker replied, “Vile Parle”, leaving Malla shocked and Aamir laughing; on his second attempt – to answer in the southbound direction, the director replied Mahim (pronounced Maheeem).
After being told that she had shoplifted, the woman responded by laughing.
After I was done laughing, I realised that I too could not readily recall my own vehicles’ numbers.
After Kamala “Laughing Gas” Harris’ performance in the Bahamas, it seems that Caribbean “leaders” have decided to bring on the black clowns from the US, in a vain effort to boost their prestige.
After laughing, the actor then lifted up the front portion of his kilt, flashing his on-screen partner.
After news of Perry’s death came to light, Azaria, 59, posted a heartfelt video on social media in which he recalled spending many nights drinking and laughing together.
A good 3 hours later, if not more, I walk back to my car and almost fell down from laughing.
Common combinations with laughing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and laughing 18×
- laughing at 17×
- laughing and 16×
- laughing in 12×
- laughing with 12×
- out laughing 11×
- was laughing 10×
- laughing gas 9×
- laughing stock 7×
- laughing matter 6×