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laughing away

laughing away is the present participle and gerund 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 laughing away

What is laughing away the present participle and gerund of?
Laughing away is the present participle and gerund of laugh away.

Words near laughing away in the dictionary

  1. laughing
  2. laughing academies
  3. laughing academy
  4. laughing all the way to the bank
  5. laughing at
  6. laughing away
  7. Laughing Bird Caye
  8. laughing boy
  9. laughing clown
  10. laughing clowns
  11. laughing death

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