[{"word":"laughing","phonetic":"/ˈlɑːfɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈlɑːfɪŋ/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/laughing-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1661669","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To show mirth, satisfaction, 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 indulge in laughter.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"There were many laughing children running on the school grounds."},{"definition":"To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(followed by \"at\") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Don't laugh at my new hat, man!"},{"definition":"To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To express by, or utter with, laughter.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["cackle","chortle","chuckle","giggle","guffaw","snicker","snigger","titter"],"antonyms":["cry","weep"]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The action of the verb to laugh.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laugh","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laughing"]}]