Synonyms for guffawing
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : guh-faw, guh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : gʌˈfɔ, gə- |
Top 10 synonyms for guffawing Other synonyms for the word guffawing
- break up
- burst
- cachinnate
- cachinnation
- cackle
- chortle
- chortling
- chuckling
- convulsed
- crack up
- crack-up
- crow
- crowing
- die laughing
- exult
- fit
- fracture
- giggling
- guffawing
- har-de-har
- hee-haw
- howling
- knock
- laugh one's head off
- merriment
- mirth
- mock
- peal
- rejoicing
- roar
- roaring
- roll in the aisles
- scream
- shout
- shouting
- shriek
- smile
- smirk
- sneer
- snicker
- snigger
- sniggle
- snort
- snorting
- sound
- split one's sides
- teehee
- tehee
- titter
- tittering
- whoop
- with sound be in stitches
- yuck
Définition of guffawing
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.
- As in laughter : noun amusement
- As in giggle : noun snickering laugh
- As in laugh : verb expressing amusement, happiness
- As in snicker/snigger/sniggle : verb laugh at mockingly
- As in snicker : verb laugh at
- As in cachinnate : verb laugh
- As in chortle : verb laugh gleefully
- As in chuckle : verb giggle
- As in snigger : verb giggle
- As in titter : verb giggle
- Why, we are guffawing this moment at the very recollection of the picture!
- Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 1843 » by Various
- The gang were over the van, guffawing and flinging out the load.
- Extract from : « A Child of the Jago » by Arthur Morrison
- "Ay, but we can touch you," said the contemporary Treasurer, guffawing grimly.
- Extract from : « The King of Schnorrers » by Israel Zangwill
- The three men left, Pete silently and disapprovingly, the other two guffawing.
- Extract from : « The Peace of Roaring River » by George van Schaick
- The babble of the camp—a continuous chattering, crooning, and guffawing, blended with the indignant cries of monkeys.
- Extract from : « Sacrifice » by Stephen French Whitman
- In the little glossary at the end of the book goistering is explained as guffawing.
- Extract from : « Society for Pure English, Tract 5 » by Society for Pure English
- The tobacco-chewing, smiling, guffawing crowds of the street, and Peachtree Street jammed with people and cars!
- Extract from : « The Soul of John Brown » by Stephen Graham
- He leaned halfway across the table, guffawing in the old man's face.
- Extract from : « Rayton: A Backwoods Mystery » by Theodore Goodridge Roberts
- "They reach to the ground, and yours don't reach any further," and then there was a general laugh, Jack Ness guffawing loudly.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on the Farm » by Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
Antonyms for guffawing
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