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laughed away

laughed away is the simple past and past participle of laugh away.

Meaning of laugh away

Verb

laugh away (third-person singular simple present laughs away, present participle laughing away, simple past and past participle laughed away)

  1. (humorous, sarcastic, transitive) To dismiss (something) as unimportant.
    • laugh away the blues
    Synonyms:
    laugh off
  2. (humorous, intransitive, sarcastic) To pass the time with frivolous and amusing conversation.
    • We spent the evening just laughing away.

Questions about laughed away

What is laughed away the simple past and past participle of?
Laughed away is the simple past and past participle of laugh away.

Words near laughed away in the dictionary

  1. laughe
  2. Laughead
  3. laughed
  4. laughed all the way to the bank
  5. laughed at
  6. laughed away
  7. laughed down
  8. laughed in one's sleeve
  9. laughed in someone's face
  10. laughed like a drain
  11. laughed off

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