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making a cat laugh

making a cat laugh is the present participle and gerund of make a cat laugh.

Meaning of make a cat laugh

Verb

make a cat laugh (third-person singular simple present makes a cat laugh, present participle making a cat laugh, simple past and past participle made a cat laugh)

  1. To be extremely funny.
    • The only play I know of that has ever established a trademark is "Charlie's Aunt." Perhaps some of you recall "Charlie's Aunt." Before that play was produced in New York City the only printed commentary was "it makes a cat laugh."1914 March, Edmund Breese, “The Art of Advertising an Actor”, in The Rotarian, volume 4, number 7, page 28

Questions about making a cat laugh

What is making a cat laugh the present participle and gerund of?
Making a cat laugh is the present participle and gerund of make a cat laugh.

Words near making a cat laugh in the dictionary

  1. making a big thing out of
  2. making a break for it
  3. making a career of
  4. making a case
  5. making a case for
  6. making a cat laugh
  7. making a clean break
  8. making a clean breast
  9. making a dash for it
  10. making a decision
  11. making a dent

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