Laughing

Examples

• No, she said softly, laughing at his sudden quickness. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Very well, mother, he was, if you like,' said Wardle laughing. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• But, much too soon, we heard the others laughing and talking, and calling 'where's Dora? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The three drivers were laughing. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Amy's definition of Jo's idea of independence was such a good hit that both burst out laughing, and the discussion took a more amiable turn. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• He was laughing too. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• But his spirits were soon rising again, and with laughing eyes, after mentioning the expected return of the Campbells, he named the name of Dixon. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Perhaps we do,' said Mortimer, laughing also. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Tarzan shook his head, and an expression of wistful and pathetic longing sobered his laughing eyes. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Not exactly that,' rejoined Mr. Brownlow, laughing; 'but we must proceed gently and with great care. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Laughing and pressing her arm, he retorted: 'But still, again for instance; would you exercise that power? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Master always will have his joke, said Adolph, laughing. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Talking, laughing, or snoring, they make the beams of the house shake. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• We will get out all right, I replied, laughing. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• To be sure, he answered, and went away laughing to the sacrifices. Plato. The Republic.
• Reassured by her mistress' confident tone, Eliza proceeded nimbly and adroitly with her toilet, laughing at her own fears, as she proceeded. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Laughing and chattering like the idiot I was fast becoming I fell upon his prostrate form my fingers feeling for his dead throat. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Disparage anything in yourself but your judgment, sir,' said Mrs. Sparsit, laughing. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• If a laughing eye with a lively light, and a face bright with beaming and healthy energy, could attest that he was better, better he certainly was. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• It was a little particular of Providence,' said the foreign gentleman, laughing; 'for the frontier is not large. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Another woman was laughing or sneering at her expense, and he not angry. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Fat or thin, laughing or melancholy, on horseback or the music-stool, it was all the same to the Major. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Let Joe go, said-his father, laughing. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He was now laughing himself almost into hysterics at something Mr. Dick said to him at one of the windows. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I am very glad to hear it, said Dorothea, laughing out her words in a bird-like modulation, and looking at Will with playful gratitude in her eyes. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Ingratitude is to be sure a heinous sin, said Fanny shaking her head, and laughing incredulously. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Elizabeth could hardly help laughing at so convenient a proposal; yet was really vexed that her mother should be always giving him such an epithet. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Miss Keeldar sat near--for a wonder, neither laughing nor talking; on the contrary, very still, and gazing round her vigilantly. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• With a great deal of pleasure, sir, at any time, said Mr. Knightley, laughing, and I agree with you entirely, that it will be a much better thing. Jane Austen. Emma.
• A deal,' said the old lady, laughing very heartily at her own acuteness. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.

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