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laughs down

laughs down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of laugh down.

Meaning of laugh down

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cause to cease or desist by laughter.
    • to laugh down a speaker
    Synonyms:
    outlaugh
  2. (transitive) To cause to be given up on account of ridicule.
    • to laugh down a reform

Questions about laughs down

What is laughs down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Laughs down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of laugh down.

Words near laughs down in the dictionary

  1. laughometers
  2. laughs
  3. laughs all the way to the bank
  4. laughs at
  5. laughs away
  6. laughs down
  7. laughs in one's sleeve
  8. laughs in someone's face
  9. laughs like a drain
  10. laughs off
  11. laughs on the other side of one's face

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