verb · Feelings

laughing

Picture of the word laughing for children
🔒 The real picture unlocks in the dictionary app.

The meaning (definition) of the word laughing

making happy sounds because something is funny

The word laughing used in a sentence

“I could not stop laughing at the silly hat.”

Words that mean the opposite of laughing (antonyms)

crying

How the word laughing is said around the world

Frenchrire (reer)
Spanishriendo (ree-EN-doh)
Mandarin笑 (shyow)
Hindiहँस रहा (HANS ra-HAH)
Arabicيَضْحَكُ (YAD-hah-kuu)
Russianсмеяться (smi-YAHT-suh)
Portuguese (EU)a rir (uh HEER)
Portuguese (BR)rindo (HEEN-doo)
Japaneseわらっている (wah-RAHT-teh-ee-ruu)
Germanlachen (LAH-khen)
Urduہنس رہا (hans ra-HAH)
Punjabiਹੱਸ ਰਿਹਾ (HASS ree-HAH)
Korean웃고 있다 (oot-KOH it-TAH)
Hebrewצוֹחֵק (tsoh-KHEK)
Greekγελάω (yeh-LA-oh)
Dutchlachen (LAH-khen)
Tagalogtumatawa (too-ma-ta-WA)
Vietnamesecười (kwee)
Turkishgülüyor (gew-LEW-yor)
Persianمی‌خندد (mee-KHAN-dad)
Polishśmiałem się (SHMYAH-wem shyeh)
Ukrainianсміюся (smee-YOO-syah)
Bengaliহাসছি (HAHSH-chhee)
Swedishskrattar (SKRAT-tar)
Italianridendo (ree-DEN-doh)

Learn laughing with pictures, sound and writing practice

Hear laughing spoken aloud, trace how it is written, and explore it in 25 languages in the Little Wordsmiths dictionary.

Open the full dictionary

Little Wordsmiths is a picture-first children's dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedia in 25 languages.
Home · Dictionary · Sign in · Sign up