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Collocations for laugh - noun

1. sound/act of laughing

ADJ.

loud | light, little, short, slight, small | low | big, good, great
The last joke got the biggest laugh.
belly, booming, hearty | barking, cackling, harsh, husky, throaty | silvery, tinkling | amused, delighted | embarrassed, nervous, shaky | polite | bitter, brittle, cynical, derisive, dry, forced, hollow, humourless, mirthless, mocking, rueful, scornful
She forced a humourless laugh.
infectious

VERB + LAUGH

give, let out, utter
He gave a short, amused laugh.
have | force, manage | enjoy, like
He enjoys a good laugh.
get, raise
Few of his jokes got a laugh. | She got a laugh out of Jack.
hear

LAUGH + VERB

escape sb
A small laugh escaped her.

PREP.

for a ~
She dyed her hair green just for a laugh.
with a ~
He left the room with a cynical laugh.
~ about/at
We all had a great laugh about it afterwards.

PHRASES

be good for a laugh
Paul''s always good for a laugh (= always amusing).
have the last laugh
We''ll have the last laugh if she finds out that you''re the one who played the trick.
a laugh at sb''s expense
Oh yes, very funny - have your laugh at my expense!
the laugh is on sb
(= sb looks ridiculous after they have tried to make fun of sb else)

2. sb/sth that is amusing

ADJ.

good, real

PHRASES

a barrel of laughs, a bit of a laugh, a laugh a minute
(= very funny)

Collocations for laugh - verb

ADV.

aloud, loudly, out loud
It looked so funny that I almost laughed out loud.
gently, lightly, quietly, softly, silently, under your breath | deeply, heartily, a lot, really, uproariously
He laughed heartily at his own joke.
just, merely, simply
I thought she would be angry but she just laughed.
almost | briefly, a little, shortly | suddenly | easily, freely
She smiles and laughs easily.
openly, outright | helplessly, uncontrollably | cheerfully, delightedly, excitedly, happily | hysterically, nervously | politely | incredulously, in disbelief | angrily, bitterly, cynically, derisively, grimly, harshly, hollowly, humourlessly, mirthlessly, ruefully, scornfully, sourly, wryly
He realized how he had been fooled, and laughed bitterly.
together
talking and laughing together

VERB + LAUGH

have to, want to
He looked so funny I just had to laugh.
begin to, start to | try not to
I was watching them and trying not to laugh.
make sb
He pulled a funny face to make us laugh.
hear sb
I heard him suddenly laugh aloud.

PREP.

about
Tomorrow you''ll be able to laugh about this.
at
The audience laughed at her jokes.
with
talking and laughing with the children Trent almost laughed with relief.

PHRASES

burst out laughing, can''t/couldn''t help/stop laughing
She was telling us jokes and we couldn''t stop laughing.
fall about laughing
It was so funny we just fell about laughing.
find yourself laughing
He laughed, and she found herself laughing with him.
stop laughing

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