laugh away
Britishverb
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to dismiss or dispel (something unpleasant) by laughter
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to make (time) pass pleasantly by jesting
Example Sentences
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Which is why we should treasure love stories and laugh away people who call them useless or silly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
With song lyrics like, “Let’s have a passive-aggressive Christmas, because we’re all stuck here till we’re free,” it’s sure to help us all laugh away some of the challenges going into this season.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2021
“There are plenty of movies that do one or the other — that make us laugh away our troubles or that make us face our troubles — but there aren’t very many that do both.”
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2020
Even among those regal beagles, I have to laugh away.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 30, 2015
She kissed the girl almost with embarrassment, yet kept hold of her hands, while suddenly her eyes filled with something she tried to laugh away.
From The House of Fulfilment by Martin, George Madden
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