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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Matt Minton, Variety, 9 May 2025
But a comedy with audience laughter is its own unified thing which comes together in a package that can please.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
The emotion in the comments went beyond just laughter—many expressed gratitude for the reminder of how much love family members often show in subtle ways.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Over four seasons of The Righteous Gemstones, viewers could rely on certain things: male full frontal, jokes about ass play, a moment of physical comedy from Edi Patterson’s petulant and petty Judy Gemstone that might cause your face to break from laughter.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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“Laughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughter. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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laughter
noun
laugh·ter
ˈlaf-tər 
ˈlȧf-
: the action or sound of laughing
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