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 Present I, you, we, they guffaw he, she, it guffaws Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they guffawed Present perfect I, you, we, they have guffawed he, she, it has guffawed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had guffawed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will guffaw Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have guffawed Continuous Form Present I am guffawing he, she, it is guffawing you, we, they are guffawing Past I, he, she, it was guffawing you, we, they were guffawing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been guffawing he, she, it has been guffawing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been guffawing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be guffawing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will 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► laugh 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. ► giggle 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. ► chuckle 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. ► snigger 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. ► titter 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 ► roar with laughter to laugh very loudly, especially with a deep voice: · I could hear my father roaring with laughter at something on TV. ► shriek with laughter to laugh very loudly, especially with a high voice: · Patsy chased him down the stairs, shrieking with laughter. ► howl with laughter to laugh very loudly – used especially about a group of people laughing together: · His plays have made audiences howl with laughter. ► in stitches laughing so much that you cannot stop: · It was such a funny film – it had us all in stitches. ► guffaw to laugh very loudly and without trying to stop yourself: · The audience guffawed at his nonstop jokes. ► cackle to laugh loudly in an unpleasant way: · The old woman cackled at the trouble she was causing. WORD SETS► COLOURS & SOUNDS 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 laugh—guffaw noun [countable]:  The announcement was greeted with loud guffaws.
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