Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belaugh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-laugh
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To laugh about; laugh over; laugh at.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English belahhen, beliȝen, from Old English behlehhan, behliehhan (“to deride, exult over”), equivalent to be- + laugh. Cognate with German belachen (“to laugh at”).

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

belaughs (present, singular) belaughing (participle, present) belaughed (participle, past) belaughed (past)

Questions

What does belaugh mean?
To laugh about; laugh over; laugh at.
Where does belaugh come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce belaugh

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