laughter
gb/lˈæftɚ/ us/lˈæftɚ/
A2
אנגלית
~ 1100
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
A2
event
1
The act or sound of laughing
The sound people make when they think something is funny or are happy.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone]'s laughter
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'laughter' (the sound) with 'laugh' (the verb or countable noun for individual instances). 'Laughter' is uncountable and not used in plural form.
מילים נרדפות
giggle (A lighter, often higher-pitched form of laughter, sometimes nervous or playful.)
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chuckle (A quiet, restrained kind of laughter.)
הפכים
silence (The absence of sound, which contrasts with the noise of laughter.)
צירופים
burst of laughter
|roar of laughter
|loud laughter
|nervous laughter
|ringing laughter
נושאים
emotions
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- Her laughter filled the room with warmth.
- The comedian’s jokes brought loud laughter from the audience.
- He tried to hide his laughter during the meeting.
- Their shared laughter made the evening special.
- I could hear children’s laughter from the playground.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- We heard loud laughter from the next room.
- The baby’s laughter made everyone smile.
- Her laughter is very beautiful.
- They could not stop their laughter.
- Laughter came from the kitchen.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
laughter
IPA
GB/lˈæftɚ/
US/lˈæftɚ/
הברות והטעמה
laughter (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (laughter)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: laughter
- Plural: laughter, laughters
משפחת מילים
Forms
laughters
noun
Core family
laugh
verb A1
Advanced or less common
laughable
adjective
laughably
adverb
ביטויים
die of laughter
1/dˈaɪ əv lˈæftɚ/
idiom
informal
Laugh extremely hard
To laugh so much that it feels like you might die (not literal).
דוגמאות
- We were dying of laughter during the comedy.
- She nearly died of laughter when she saw the video.
laughter is the best medicine
1/lˈæftɚ ˈɪz ðə bˈɛst mˈɛdɪsən/
idiom
Laughing improves mood or health
Laughing can make you feel better and healthier.
דוגמאות
- They say laughter is the best medicine for stress.
- For a bad day, remember that laughter is the best medicine.
burst into laughter
1/bˈɚst ˈɪntu lˈæftɚ/
fixed phrase
suddenly start laughing
To start laughing suddenly, often together with other people.
דוגמאות
- The children burst into laughter when the clown fell over.
- The whole class burst into laughter when the lights went out.
- She burst into laughter at his silly joke.
- The audience burst into laughter at his first joke.
in stitches
1/ˈɪn stˈɪt͡ʃɪz/
idiom
informal
laughing very hard
laughing a lot and very strongly, often so much that your body hurts a little
דוגמאות
- The comedian had the whole audience in stitches.
- Her story about the vacation disaster left us in stitches.
- That video was so funny it had me in stitches.
in stitches
2/ˈɪn stˈɪt͡ʃɪz/
idiom
informal
Unable to stop laughing
Laughing so much that you cannot stop.
דוגמאות
- His jokes had us all in stitches.
- We were in stitches watching that movie.
roar with laughter
1/ɹˈɔɹ wˈɪθ lˈæftɚ/
idiom
Laugh very loudly
To laugh in a very loud way.
דוגמאות
- The audience roared with laughter throughout the show.
- He roared with laughter at her witty remark.
roar with laughter
2/ɹˈɔɹ wˈɪθ lˈæftɚ/
idiom
Laugh very loudly and strongly
To laugh very loudly and strongly because something is very funny.
דוגמאות
- The whole class roared with laughter when he made a silly face.
- She told such a funny story that we all roared with laughter.