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laugh at

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laugh at someone
to ridicule someone. A lot of kids laughed at me because of the way I dressed, but it never bothered me.
See also: laugh


laugh at something
to show you think something is ridiculous. Cynthia laughs at the suggestion she's doing this job for the money.
See also: laugh

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And when we were left together, did I laugh at the great things that were in her mind, or had she to whisper them to me first, and then did I put my arm round her and tell her that I would help?
They could describe an entertainment with accuracy, relate an anecdote with humour, and laugh at their acquaintance with spirit.
I was amazed at the folly, as I thought it, of my man, and could not for my life see anything to laugh at, till seeing the bear get up the tree, we all rode near to him.
 
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