Laughing

a. & n.

1.

from Laugh, v. i. Laughing falcon (Zool.) a South American hawk (Herpetotheres cachinnans); - so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laugh. Laughing gas (Chem.) hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of nitrogen<- = nitrous oxide ->; - so called from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes produces when inhaled. It is much used as an anæsthetic agent. Laughing goose (Zool.) the European white-fronted goose. Laughing gull a - (Zool.) A common European gull (Xema ridibundus); - called also pewit, black cap, red-legged gull, and sea crow. b - An American gull (Larus atricilla). In summer the head is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer primaries black. Laughing hyena (Zool.) the spotted hyena. See Hyena. Laughing jackass (Zool.) the great brown kingfisher (Dacelo gigas), of Australia; - called also giant kingfisher, and gogobera. Laughing owl (Zool.) a peculiar owl (Sceloglaux albifacies) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of extinction. The name alludes to its notes.

Adj.

1.

laughing - showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness; "laughing children" Synonyms: riant

To dream that you are laughing, denotes that you will be surrounded by pleasant companions and much success in your endeavours. To dream that you are laughing at others, denotes that you will intentionally harm others in order to advance your own desires. To hear the cheerful laughter of children, denotes splendid joy and vital health. To hear evil, demonic laughing in your dream, represents feelings of humiliation and/or helplessness.Homeric laughter, beaming, beatific, beatified, belly laugh, blessed, blissful, blithe, blithesome, boff, boffola, bright, bright and sunny, burst of laughter, cachinnation, cackle, capering, cheerful, cheery, chirping, chortle, chuckle, convulsion, crow, dancing, elated, eupeptic, euphoric, exalted, exhilarated, fit of laughter, flushed, flushed with joy, gales of laughter, gay, genial, giggle, glad, gladsome, glowing, guffaw, ha-ha, happy, hearty laugh, hee-haw, hee-hee, high, hilarity, ho-ho, hopeful, horselaugh, in good spirits, in high spirits, irrepressible, joyful, joyous, laugh, laughter, leaping, of good cheer, optimistic, outburst of laughter, peal of laughter, pleasant, purring, radiant, riant, risibility, roar of laughter, rosy, sanguine, sanguineous, shout, shout of laughter, shriek, singing, smiling, smirking, snicker, snigger, snort, sparkling, starry-eyed, sunny, tee-hee, thrice happy, titter, winsome, yuck, yuk-yuk

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