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nonlaughing

nonlaughing adjective: not laughing.

Adjective

nonlaughing (not comparable)

  1. Not laughing.
    • We dined on squab, which I suspected of having started out in life as nonlaughing sea gull, listened to the current palaver in the bar and said good night.1947, Robert Joseph Casey, More interesting people
    • He laughed all the way to the bus (with nonlaughing breaks to catch his breath). He waved and shouted. He made it easily.1967, June Arnold, Applesauce
    Synonyms:
    unlaughing

Synonyms of nonlaughing

Origin of nonlaughing

From non- + laughing.

Questions about nonlaughing

What does nonlaughing mean?
Nonlaughing means not laughing.
What part of speech is nonlaughing?
Nonlaughing is an adjective.

Words near nonlaughing in the dictionary

  1. nonlateralised
  2. nonlateralized
  3. nonlatex
  4. nonlathering
  5. nonlattice
  6. nonlaughing
  7. nonlaundry
  8. nonlaw
  9. nonlawful
  10. nonlawyer
  11. nonlawyers

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