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outlaughs

outlaughs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of outlaugh.

Meaning of outlaugh

Verb

outlaugh (third-person singular simple present outlaughs, present participle outlaughing, simple past and past participle outlaughed)

  1. (transitive) To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.
    • His apprehensions of being outlaughed will force him to continue in a restless obscurity. - Franklin
  2. (transitive) To laugh louder than, surpass in laughing.
    • At his father's quick guffaw he jumped back, trying to outlaugh him. "Mamma, did you hear what I said, Mamma?" Boardman felt his side. "My boy, that's a good one."1995, Myra Page, Moscow Yankee

Questions about outlaughs

What is outlaughs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Outlaughs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of outlaugh.

Words near outlaughs in the dictionary

  1. outlasting
  2. outlasts
  3. outlaugh
  4. outlaughed
  5. outlaughing
  6. outlaughs
  7. outlaunch
  8. outlaunched
  9. outlaunches
  10. outlaunching
  11. outlaw

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