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单词 guffaw
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guffaw

(gʌfɔː)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense guffaws, present participle guffawing, past tense, past participle guffawed
1. countable noun
A guffaw is a very loud laugh.
He bursts into a loud guffaw.
Synonyms: laugh, roar of laughter, bellow of laughter More Synonyms of guffaw
2. verb
To guffaw means to laugh loudly.
As they guffawed loudly, the ticket collector arrived. [VERB]
'Ha, ha,' everyone guffawed. 'It's one of Viv's shock tactics.' [VERB with quote]
[Also V + at]
Synonyms: laugh, roar with laughter, bellow with laughter More Synonyms of guffaw

guffaw in British English

(ɡʌˈfɔː)
noun
1. 
a crude and boisterous laugh
verb
2. 
to laugh crudely and boisterously or express (something) in this way
Word origin
C18: of imitative origin

guffaw in American English

(gəˈfɔ)
noun
1. 
a loud, coarse burst of laughter
verb intransitive
2. 
to laugh in this way
SIMILAR WORDS:  laugh
Word origin
echoic

Examples of 'guffaw' in a sentence
guffaw

`I'm sorry, Bill, truly sorry," he said, and managed to suppress another guffaw.
Penn, John WIDOW'S END (2002)
"Her concluding suggestion caused me to stifle a guffaw by blowing my nose loudly.
Secombe, Fred GOODBYE CURATE (2002)
Starting again, I tried for a chortle and came in somewhere between a guffaw and a choke followed by a snort.
James Birrell THE MANANA MAN (2002)
You'll be happy to know that my face remained quite stony throughout, except for an occasional guffaw.
Richard Wright 52449_CLARA (2002)
(noun) 
Definition
a loud raucous laugh
He burst into a loud guffaw.
Synonyms
laugh
She gave a throaty laugh at her own joke.
roar of laughter
bellow of laughter
(verb) 
Definition
to laugh loudly and raucously
He stood guffawing at his boss's jokes.
Synonyms
laugh
He laughed with pleasure when people said he looked like his Dad.
roar with laughter
bellow with laughter

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guffaw

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