His friends laughed and pointed at him.

Meaning: The boy's friends made sounds showing they were amused and used their fingers to show at him.

Choice of Words: Laughed means to make a sound showing you are amused or happy. Pointed means to use your finger to show or indicate something.

Alternative Expressions

His buddies chuckled and gestured towards him.

Meaning: This means that the person's friends were laughing and pointing at them in a more subtle or polite way. It suggests that they were still making fun of them, but they were trying to be less obvious about it.

Choice of Words: Buddies is a slang word for friends. Chuckled is a synonym for laughed that suggests a quieter or more polite laugh. Gestured is a more formal word for pointed that means to make a movement with your hand or body to indicate something.

His companions giggled and directed their fingers at him.

Meaning: This means that the person's friends were laughing and pointing at them in a lighthearted and playful way. It suggests that they were not trying to be mean or hurtful, but were simply having fun.

Choice of Words: Companions is a more formal word for friends. Giggled is a synonym for laughed that suggests a light and cheerful laugh. Directed is a more formal word for pointed that means to move something in a particular direction.

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