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laughing

[laf-ing, lah-fing] / ˈlæf ɪŋ, ˈlɑ fɪŋ /


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It’s much harder the other way around, but it also works the other way around where you catch an audience off guard because they’re laughing and then you hit them with horror.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

But, as I've got older, my weight has become anything but a laughing matter.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

But it ends with a blooper shot where Burnham fumbles to catch the helmet and bursts out laughing.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

For months, “it was difficult to speak, and the radiating pain was so intense that even modest movement—from laughing to getting dressed to turning on the shower—was wrenching,” she wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

A guy and a girl sit squashed next to each other on its bench, laughing as they bang on it, pretending like they know what they’re doing.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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