ALL meanings of laugh away
laugh a·way
L l - verb without object laugh away to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements. 1
- verb without object laugh away to experience the emotion so expressed: He laughed inwardly at the scene. 1
- verb without object laugh away to produce a sound resembling human laughter: A coyote laughed in the dark. 1
- verb with object laugh away to drive, put, bring, etc., by or with laughter (often followed by out, away, down, etc.): They laughed him out of town. We laughed away our troubles. 1
- verb with object laugh away to utter with laughter: He laughed his consent. 1
- noun laugh away the act or sound of laughing; laughter. 1
- noun laugh away an expression of mirth, derision, etc., by laughing. 1
- noun laugh away Informal. something that provokes laughter, amusement, or ridicule: After all the advance publicity, the prizefight turned out to be a laugh. 1
- noun laugh away laughs, Informal. fun; amusement. 1
- idioms laugh away have the last laugh, to prove ultimately successful after a seeming defeat or loss: She smiled slyly, because she knew she would yet have the last laugh on them. 1
- idioms laugh away laugh it up, to laugh or joke in a hearty way: He was laughing it up with his friends. 1
- idioms laugh away laugh out of court, to dismiss or depreciate by means of ridicule; totally scorn: His violent protests were laughed out of court by the others. 1
- idioms laugh away laugh out of the other side of one's mouth, to undergo a chastening reversal, as of glee or satisfaction that is premature; be ultimately chagrined, punished, etc.; cry: She's proud of her promotion, but she'll laugh out of the other side of her mouth when the work piles up. Also, laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth/face. 1
- idioms laugh away laugh up one's sleeve. sleeve (def 7). 1
- verb laugh away to dismiss or dispel (something unpleasant) by laughter 0
- verb laugh away to make (time) pass pleasantly by jesting 0
- noun laugh away to get rid of (something unpleasant or embarrassing) by laughter 0