guffaw
a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter.
to laugh loudly and boisterously.
Origin of guffaw
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How to use guffaw in a sentence
A bitter and reflexive gotcha guffaw to match the mean times, in which headlines redound with “Slams,” “Rips,” and “Blasted” as things people routinely do to each other.
She has said that she fell in love with the guffaw and started to pursue its owner, a fellow Princeton grad.
MacKenzie Scott Gave Away $6 Billion Last Year. It's Not As Easy As It Sounds | Belinda Luscombe | May 25, 2021 | TimeThe perfect amount of raunchy shock value to color a guffaw with a gasp.
Even those who support union with Russia guffaw when asked whether the referendum will be above board.
Hitting the sidewalk, I let out an unexpected guffaw as the subdead abomination trod over my body without even taking notice!
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks | Max Brooks | January 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
When the Booker Prize was launched as the “British Goncourt” in 1969, it was met by a universal guffaw.
She had an incredible laugh—something between a giggle and a guffaw.
At this the crowd roared with laughter, and now was the first shade of good-nature mixed with the guffaw.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles ReadeThen luckily somebody laughed; and a general guffaw saved the situation.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramPolitely veiled laughter greeted this sally, except from Dr. Wilson, who burst into an open guffaw.
Love in a Cloud | Arlo BatesSmith opened his head, and emitted as large a guffaw as he ever allowed himself to indulge in.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram MitfordHe gazed at Betty, then at the two dogs, uttered a light guffaw, and vanished round the corner.
Betty Vivian | L. T. Meade
British Dictionary definitions for guffaw
/ (ɡʌˈfɔː) /
a crude and boisterous laugh
to laugh crudely and boisterously or express (something) in this way
Origin of guffaw
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