laugh down
laugh down · laughs down · laughed down · laughing down
To cause to cease or desist by laughterTo cause to cease or desist by laughter.
» They laughed the speaker down.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To cause to cease or desist by laughter.
to laugh down a speaker
(transitive)To cause to be given up on account of ridicule.
to laugh down a reform
Examples
2 sentencesThey laughed the speaker down.
Rodrigo heard Rima laughing down there.
Forms
laughs down, laughing down, laughed down, laughed down| Base form | laugh down · to laugh down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | laughs down |
| Present participle | laughing down |
| Past simple | laughed down |
| Past participle | laughed down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb