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laughing on the wrong side of one's mouth

laughing on the wrong side of one's mouth is the present participle and gerund of laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth.

Meaning of laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth

Verb

laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth (third-person singular simple present laughs on the wrong side of one's mouth, present participle laughing on the wrong side of one's mouth, simple past and past participle laughed on the wrong side of one's mouth)

  1. Synonym of laugh on the other side of one's face.

Questions about laughing on the wrong side of one's mouth

What is laughing on the wrong side of one's mouth the present participle and gerund of?
Laughing on the wrong side of one's mouth is the present participle and gerund of laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth.

Words near laughing on the wrong side of one's mouth in the dictionary

  1. laughing kookaburras
  2. laughing like a drain
  3. laughing off
  4. laughing on the other side of one's face
  5. laughing on the wrong side of one's face
  6. laughing on the wrong side of one's mouth
  7. laughing one's ass off
  8. laughing one's head off
  9. laughing out of court
  10. laughing out of the other side of one's mouth
  11. laughing owl

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