— laughingly , adv.
/laf"ing, lah"fing/ , adj.
1. that laughs or is given to laughter: a laughing child.
2. uttering sounds like human laughter, as some birds.
3. suggesting laughter by brightness, color, sound, etc.: a laughing stream; laughing flowers.
4. laughable: The increase in crime is no laughing matter.
n.
5. laughter.
[ 1250-1300; ME; see LAUGH, -ING 1 , -ING 2 ]