Synonyms for guffaw

Grammar : Noun

Spell : guh-faw, guh-

Phonetic Transcription : gʌˈfɔ, gə-

Définition of guffaw

Origin : 1720, Scottish, probably imitative of the sound of coarse laughter. Cf. gawf (early 16c.) "loud, noisy laugh." The verb is from 1721. Related: Guffawed; guffawing.

noun burst of laughter

Example sentences :

A tremendous shout from one end of the ship to the other stopped his guffaw.
Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad

That brought a guffaw from some of the youngsters, but Dick shook his head.
Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys of Gridley » by H. Irving Hancock

"I'm the Vicar's bottle-washer, you know," added the curate, with a guffaw.
Extract from : « The Hero » by William Somerset Maugham

“Old Taffs started a cigar-case,” said Dick, bursting into a guffaw.
Extract from : « Menhardoc » by George Manville Fenn

They laughed so loudly that Jim first smiled, then burst into a guffaw himself.
Extract from : « Dorothy's Triumph » by Evelyn Raymond

The Parnass took snuff, and his sneeze sounded like a guffaw.
Extract from : « Ghetto Comedies » by Israel Zangwill

It came, she seized it with some audacity, and the old gentleman's guffaw acknowledged her.
Extract from : « Yonder » by Emily Hilda Young

With a guffaw and a mighty push Mistitch sent him sprawling.
Extract from : « Sophy of Kravonia » by Anthony Hope

If Bill had only been able to hold in that guffaw of his they would never have been caught.
Extract from : « The Carter Girls » by Nell Speed

"They're a-goin' for a walk together;" and there was a guffaw.
Extract from : « Tales of Mean Streets » by Arthur Morrison

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