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单词 guffaw
释义
guffawguf‧faw /ɡəˈfɔː $ -ˈfɒː/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINguffaw
Origin:
1700-1800 From the sound
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
guffaw
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyguffaw
he, she, itguffaws
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyguffawed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave guffawed
he, she, ithas guffawed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad guffawed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill guffaw
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have guffawed
Continuous Form
PresentIam guffawing
he, she, itis guffawing
you, we, theyare guffawing
PastI, he, she, itwas guffawing
you, we, theywere guffawing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been guffawing
he, she, ithas been guffawing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been guffawing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be guffawing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been guffawing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He guffawed at his nonstop jokes, and continued to welcome him as his visit extended through the spring into the summer.
  • He hemmed, he hawed, he guffawed.
  • How often we have witnessed such hubris, and how loudly we have guffawed.
  • I regarded with distaste a group of sleek young yuppies in city suits, guffawing.
  • One of the court officers guffawed but turned his head before Kovitsky could spot him.
  • Walker heard them crying during the emotional scenes and guffawing through happy ones.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to make sounds with your voice and move your face, because you think that something is funny: · He looked so funny that we couldn’t stop laughing.
to laugh quickly in a high voice, especially in a slightly silly way, or because you are nervous or embarrassed: · A group of teenage girls were giggling in a corner.· She tends to giggle when she meets new people.
to laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about or reading something funny: · He was chuckling to himself over an article in the paper.· ‘We used to get up to all kinds of mischief.’ She chuckled at the memory.
British English, snicker American English to laugh quietly in an unkind or unpleasant way, for example when someone is hurt or embarrassed: · Billy stood up and started to sing, and one or two people sniggered.
to laugh quietly in a high voice, especially about something that is rude or about sex, or is embarrassing for someone: · As a nation we love to titter over politicians’ sex scandals.· schoolboys tittering over a magazine
to laugh very loudly, especially with a deep voice: · I could hear my father roaring with laughter at something on TV.
to laugh very loudly, especially with a high voice: · Patsy chased him down the stairs, shrieking with laughter.
to laugh very loudly – used especially about a group of people laughing together: · His plays have made audiences howl with laughter.
laughing so much that you cannot stop: · It was such a funny film – it had us all in stitches.
to laugh very loudly and without trying to stop yourself: · The audience guffawed at his nonstop jokes.
to laugh loudly in an unpleasant way: · The old woman cackled at the trouble she was causing.
WORD SETS
ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun
to laugh loudly:  We guffawed at what Graham had written. see thesaurus at laughguffaw noun [countable]:  The announcement was greeted with loud guffaws.
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