Antonyms for laugh away


Grammar : Verb
Spell : laf, lahf
Phonetic Transcription : læf, lɑf


Definition of laugh away

Origin :
  • 1680s, from laugh (v.). Meaning "a cause of laughter" is from 1895; ironic use (e.g. that's a laugh) attested from 1930. Laugh track "canned laughter on a TV program" is from 1961.
  • As in dismiss : verb put out of one's mind
Example sentences :
  • She tried to laugh away her senseless fears, but it was no good.
  • Extract from : « The Threatening Eye » by Edward Frederick Knight
  • They can laugh away their sorrows, and sing away their cares.
  • Extract from : « The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, Volume I (of 2) » by Luke Tyerman
  • He tried to laugh away his weakness and fears, as he hastily dressed.
  • Extract from : « The Weird of the Wentworths, Vol. 1 » by Johannes Scotus
  • I tried to laugh away you, and all the past; to live only for the essence of the moment.
  • Extract from : « Cape of Storms » by Percival Pollard
  • She could not recover her presence of mind so as to laugh away the awkward situation.
  • Extract from : « A Mad Love » by Bertha M. Clay
  • Tullis, observing this, tried to laugh away her nervousness.
  • Extract from : « Truxton King » by George Barr McCutcheon
  • In vain they tried to cheer him, and to laugh away his fears.
  • Extract from : « Love Romances of the Aristocracy » by Thornton Hall
  • I endeavored to laugh away her fears, but got little response.
  • Extract from : « Gordon Craig » by Randall Parrish
  • The girl tried to laugh away the serious import of his tone.
  • Extract from : « One Day » by Anonymous
  • How much better to be like Joan and laugh away the idle tales!
  • Extract from : « The Shield of Silence » by Harriet T. Comstock

Synonyms for laugh away

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