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The word 'laughing' is a noun form, it is the present participle of the verb 'to laugh' which is a gerund (verbal noun). The present participle of the verb is also an adjective.

Other noun forms are laugh and laughter.

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What is noun of laugh?

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Laughing boy this is verb noun?

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What is the noun form of verb laugh?

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Is the phrase the laughing boy sat down a gerund phrase?

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What kind of compound noun is laughing?

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What is the abstract noun of funny?

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