lachend
laughing
Describes a person or action accompanied by laughter. It expresses that someone is laughing while doing an activity.
EXAMPLE
Lachend kam sie auf mich zu und umarmte mich.
Laughing, she came up to me and hugged me.
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Meanings
lachend
laughing
Describes a cheerful, bright appearance or a corresponding expression.
EXAMPLE
Sie begrüßte uns mit lachenden Augen.
She greeted us with laughing eyes.
Usage tips
Present participle of 'lachen'
'Lachend' (laughing) is the present participle of the verb 'lachen' (to laugh). It describes an action that takes place at the same time as another action.
EXAMPLE
Das Kind rannte lachend über die Wiese.
The child ran laughing across the meadow.
Two uses
'Lachend' (laughing) can describe an action as an adverb and then remains unchanged. But it can also stand before a noun like an adjective and is then declined.
EXAMPLE
Lachend erzählte er einen Witz.
Laughing, he told a joke.
Typical collocations
In the meaning of 'looking cheerful,' 'lachend' (laughing) is often used in fixed combinations, for example 'lachende Augen' (laughing eyes), 'ein lachendes Gesicht' (a laughing face), or, poetically, 'die lachende Sonne' (the laughing sun).
EXAMPLE
Sie hat so freundliche, lachende Augen.
She has such friendly, laughing eyes.
In real life
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