guffaw
pronunciation
How to pronounce guffaw in British English:
UK [gəˈfɔ:]
How to pronounce guffaw in American English:
US [ɡəˈfɔ]
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- Noun:
- a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
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- Verb:
- laugh boisterously
Word Origin
- guffaw (n.)
- 1720, Scottish, probably imitative of the sound of coarse laughter. Compare gawf (early 16c.) "loud, noisy laugh." The verb is from 1721. Related: Guffawed; guffawing.
Example
- 1. Dad and I guffaw at the same time .
- 2. She let out a loud guffaw .
- 3. Make us guffaw at thy futile follies .
- 4. After 3 seconds , the classmate guffaw that rejoins in light of is more than , the abdomen that I laugh at was twisted !
- 5. A cell phone static , came a burst guffaw : haha , and I buy so many years to speak .