laugh down

verb

1. tr, adverb to silence by laughing contemptuously

Example Sentences

While she is just now experiencing in her breakout moment in the States, the star has been making them laugh Down Under for years.

From The Daily Beast

When we heard our parents laugh down the hall, we would rush into their bedroom, wanting to be let in on the joke.

From The Daily Beast

I had worked so long and so hard for success and had been obliged to laugh down so much scorn that you can imagine my feelings.

From Project Gutenberg

She leaned forward as she spoke, and the bay broke into a gallop, while Dixie sent a laugh down the wind.

From Project Gutenberg

Perhaps remorse from time to time made her inwardly sorrowful; but she put on a bold countenance, and tried to laugh down rebuke.

From Project Gutenberg

"I haven't heard any one laugh down there, girls," called the guardian, presenting a smiling face to them.

From Project Gutenberg

As the streams laugh down from the mountains, ranches grow more and more frequent.

From Project Gutenberg