outlaugh
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3ADJ.
trying
VERB + OUTLAUGH
back
OUTLAUGH + NOUN
mamma
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verb
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
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."
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2His apprehensions of being outlaughed will force him to continue in a restless obscurity. - Franklin
WiktionaryAt 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."
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