To express pleasure, mirth or derision by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to produce laughter.
An involuntary reaction to a funny or entertaining dialogue or action that usually results in the emission of chuckling or explosive sounds, and shows happiness or satisfaction of the situation.
a humorous anecdote or remark
a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"
produce laughter
the sound of laughing
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy''s jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
