guffaw
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6.1
- noun
- /ɡəˈfɔː/
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- His loud guffaw echoed across the room and made everyone stop to look at him.
- a loud guffaw
- a hearty guffaw
- a sudden guffaw
The empathy box on one hand and Busters guffaws and off the cuff jibes on the others.
- The empathy box on one hand and Busters guffaws and off the cuff jibes on the others.
Examples
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What's on your feeble excuse for a mind, Dwayne? The Motorist lets out a hearty guffaw, spilling his coffee.
Fiction book (1995) -
Whenever anyone mentioned their names, the group burst into loud guffaws.
Fiction book (1993) -
Two of the soldiers let out a guffaw and lowered their rifles.
Fiction book (1994) -
The most mirth he had ever heard was a deep guffaw from Dr.
Fiction book (1995) -
Bright heard something spoken inside, an answering guffaw of laughter.
Fiction book (2001) -
It's a good kind of laugh, an irrepressible guffaw of recognition and perhaps of nostalgia.
Fiction book (2001) -
A moment later, someone else yells "twelve!" and the whole group guffaws loudly.
Blog text (8) -
The Episcopal service was quite serious, yet all through it were sudden hoots and guffaws.
Fiction book (1994) -
Anya, frightened by the guffaws, flushed and nearly dropped her tray.
Fiction book (1990) -
In performances peppered with songs, poems, mime, and surprising guffaws, Simms and Phair were transformed into vivid images of their matriarchs.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
691
1.0
The sound or face people make when they find something funny
641
1.0
The sound people make when they find something funny
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9.1
A loud, wild laugh like a horse's neigh
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2.5
A loud, happy sound people make when something is very funny
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4.1
A loud high sharp sound a hen makes or a loud harsh laugh
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2.9
A loud deep sound people make when something is very funny
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2.7
A loud, warm laugh that shows real happiness
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3.2
A very loud sound made by many people when they find something funny
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9.9
A loud, harsh laugh that sounds like a horse's neigh
Very loud laughter that makes your body shake
A sudden loud burst of laughter or noise from a group of people
A loud rough noise people make when they find something funny that is like a horse sound
A loud, harsh laugh like a donkey's bray
Antonyms
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word guffaw probably copies the sound of a loud, rough laugh, like a sudden noisy 'ha'. So a guffaw is a very loud, noisy burst of laughter.