LAUGH
What does "LAUGH" mean?
To make the sounds and movements that express amusement, joy, or scorn.
Meanings
- To express mirth with vocal sounds and a smiling, often shaking, face. They laughed until their sides ached at the old joke.
- The act or sound of laughing. She had a warm, infectious laugh.
- To mock or deride, especially in the phrase 'laugh at'. Don't laugh at him for trying.
Word origin
From Old English 'hlæhhan', an imitative word echoing the sound of laughter, related to German 'lachen' and ultimately a Germanic root mimicking the noise.
Remember it
Spelling trap: LAUGH = 'Lots A U Get Happy' - and remember the silent GH that sounds like F.
A little poem
A joke lands; the room
forgets its weight for one breath-
then gravity, again.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why is 'laugh' such a hard word to spell? Because the GH is having the last laugh and not even making a sound.
What it teaches
A laugh is the body agreeing with the mind before either has time to argue.
Quick facts
What does LAUGH mean?
To make the sounds and movements that express amusement, joy, or scorn.
Is LAUGH a valid word?
Yes — LAUGH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LAUGH?
LAUGH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does LAUGH come from?
From Old English 'hlæhhan', an imitative word echoing the sound of laughter, related to German 'lachen' and ultimately a Germanic root mimicking the noise.
What can LAUGH teach us?
A laugh is the body agreeing with the mind before either has time to argue.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.