laughingly
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++laugh·ing·ly /ˈlɑːfɪŋli $ ˈlæ-/ adverb 1 STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEif something is laughingly called something, the name is a joke, or is not suitable 开玩笑地;荒唐可笑地 The news network was laughingly referred to as the ‘Disaster Channel’. 这个新闻网络被戏称为“灾难频道” 。2. LAUGHif you do something laughingly, you are laughing while you do it 带笑地,笑着Examples from the Corpus
laughingly• Several other women laughingly agreed.• Critics laughingly called CNN "Chicken Noodle News."laugh·ing·ly adverbChineseSyllable
laughingly called a something, name is Corpus is something joke, if the
laughingly
laugh‧ing‧ly /ˈlɑːfɪŋli $ ˈlæ-/
adverb
The news network was laughingly referred to as the ‘Disaster Channel’.
2. if you do something laughingly, you are laughing while you do it
laugh‧ing‧ly /ˈlɑːfɪŋli $ ˈlæ-/
adverb Word Family: noun: laugh, laughter; adverb: laughably, laughingly; verb: laugh; adjective: laughable
1. if something is laughingly called something, the name is a joke, or is not suitable:
2. if you do something laughingly, you are laughing while you do it
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