Laugh and Weep

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Laugh verb – To show mirth with an explosive vocal sound.

Usage example: everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell

Weep is an antonym for laugh.

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Weep verb – Shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain.

Usage example: The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs

Laugh is an antonym for weep.

Nearby Words: weeping, weepy, weeper

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short	short laugh	short weep
traditional	traditional laugh	traditional weep

blood	laugh blood	weep blood
times	laugh times	weep times

Noted in the famous poem "Solitude" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, which is famous for it's opening lines: "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone".

Source: Bystander Syndrome
You will weep, and laugh, and know that the Discworld and all of its wonderful characters (as well as some of its not-so-wonderful ones too) will always be able to make you smile.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Discworld
A time to laugh, a time to weep... A time of love, a time of hate, A time of war, a time of peace.

Source: Light Novel / Maoyuu Maou Yuusha

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Laugh & Weep. N.p., 2016. Web. 24 Jan. 2021. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/laugh/weep>.

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