Laughter
Laughter in dreams often arrives as its own opposite—a release that masks grief, or joy so intense it borders on tears. Perhaps the dream asks what feelings lie beneath the sound, what the heart knows that hasn't yet reached the surface of waking life.
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See what’s rising tonight →What the old dream-books say
These are the entries the historical dream-books record for laughter, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Fontaine, 1862
This omen is unfavorable, and is a sign of tears; it also denotes that you will be worsted by your business engagements; if a lover dreams he sees his sweetheart laugh, it is a sign she will jilt him for a stranger; to the married it signifies domestic trouble.