laughed
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
An inflected form of laugh · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 533 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 36,621 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.017% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- produce laughter also: express joy, express mirth
laughed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He laughed, not quite naturally, glancing at his wife.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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But Emily only laughed amiably, as at a humorous remark.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Lord Henry stretched himself out on the divan and laughed.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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A big turkey, looking so comical with his legs stuck in his body that Jim laughed outright.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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Denis laughed, and gave the horse a cut that brought him quickly abreast of her retreating figure.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1