# laughing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɑːfɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,452

## Definitions
1. verbal noun of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.

## Etymology
From Middle English lawghynge; equivalent to laugh + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **lugging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laughing-vs-lugging)
- **launching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laughing-vs-launching)
- **lagging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagging-vs-laughing)
- **lashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lashing-vs-laughing)
- **latching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latching-vs-laughing)

## Common misspellings (12)
`alughing`, `laguhing`, `laugghing`, `laughhing`, `laughign`, `laughingg`, `laughinng`, `laughnig`, `laugihng`, `lauhging`, `llaughing`, `luaghing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/laughing