He told the story laughingly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a laughing child. ,a laughing stream; laughing flowers. ,The increase in crime is no laughing matter. From Dictionary.com.
"By-by, Bobby," she called laughingly to her partner. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920] Reference
As Mr. King walked quickly toward them, Morse called laughingly. From Wordnik.com. [Rose O'Paradise] Reference
He had called her laughingly his mascot; but the thing was no joke. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Upstairs and Other Stories] Reference
Ann asked, still looking at the girls who were calling laughingly back and forth to the men. From Wordnik.com. [The Visioning] Reference
She rested her hand on his arm, nodding blithely to the group, and calling laughingly back to them as he led her away. From Wordnik.com. [Marion's Faith.] Reference
I’d post a photo of the I use the word laughingly scarf I finished yesterday, but one of the cats is sleeping on it. From Wordnik.com. [David Attenborough Presents… « shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbows] Reference
Now, my lord, "laughingly," you will be content to leave it. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Apple Tree] Reference
And, "laughingly," I think they are all afraid of M. Bellestre. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Girl in Old Detroit] Reference
And we've made it, though, "laughingly," we've been pretty hard up sometimes. From Wordnik.com. [The House of Toys] Reference
"And Eric is the son of a loyalist," laughingly, "and wears a Continental uniform. From Wordnik.com. [My Lady of Doubt] Reference
Betty saw them first and laughingly bade them enter. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
"Well, perhaps you're right," admitted Tom laughingly. From Wordnik.com. [Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs] Reference
"Have you got any dues, Sherlock?" asked Rand laughingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Patrol] Reference
"Palmy fiddlesticks!" laughingly chimed in one of the group. From Wordnik.com. [A Pirate of Parts] Reference
"Bradley peaked too soon," one top Gore aide said laughingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Buzz About Bradley] Reference
Over at Commerce, a top aide laughingly called him "Ken Who?". From Wordnik.com. [Lights Out: Enron's Failed Power Play] Reference
"What a doleful face you have!" exclaimed his host, laughingly. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She was a nervy little woman, and laughingly told me to "go at it.". From Wordnik.com. [The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail] Reference
And Bob laughingly said to me, you know, you should've let him hit you. From Wordnik.com. [Missing 'Priceless' Artwork? Call Robert Wittman] Reference
And he, you know, laughingly said: Do CEOs hold meetings in the bathroom?. From Wordnik.com. [It Ain't Easy Covering The NFL As A Female Reporter] Reference
The charade they laughingly called negotiations continued through Wednesday. From Wordnik.com. [We Was Robbed!] Reference
But when Mollie laughingly obeyed and started into the woods, Amy held back. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
Thus he greeted the girls, who laughingly declined anything in the line of fodder. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake Or, the stirring cruise of the motor boat Gem] Reference
There you are refractory, "said the financier, laughingly," and I have not finished. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The General murmured a few words of apology, but she laughingly pushed him back on his divan. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Was there so much room for improvement?" asked Betty demurely, and they looked at her laughingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
They exchanged many tender embraces; then, Richard, addressing his sister-in-law, said, laughingly. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
I remember puking in someone's open suitcase in the dressing room and laughingly closing it back up. From Wordnik.com. [13 Halloweens] Reference
"Oh dear! yes! my step-mother persuaded me to that comfortable conviction long ago," I answered laughingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
I laughingly said that they might be heroes, but the regiment did not number as many as one of my companies. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
Someone laughingly told them they were free to go, but when they turned around to leave, the Serbs shot them all. From Wordnik.com. [’Daddy, They’Re Killing Us’] Reference
The hosts joked that he wouldn't be so mad when it's January and D.C. is covered in snow, and the center laughingly agreed. From Wordnik.com. [Belanger sounds off on Capitals] Reference
"You poor boy!" exclaimed Mrs. Bobbsey when, with her husband, she had come to see the "mystery," as Bert laughingly called him. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat] Reference
When asked what the name meant, he laughingly said, "It's Neapolitan for it's about time, or here it is," or words to that effect. From Wordnik.com. [Jay Weston: Obika: A Taste of Italy in LA] Reference
For example, as well as redecorating the Gulf of Mexico with millions of tonnes of oil, BP also laughingly now makes solar-power panels. From Wordnik.com. [Solar panels you can install with a clear conscience] Reference
Every little while some trooper would fall headlong, tripped by some vine, and the others would laughingly help him up before passing on. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of a Boy Reporter] Reference
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