guffaw
verb /ɡəˈfɔː/
/ɡəˈfɔː/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they guffaw | /ɡəˈfɔː/ /ɡəˈfɔː/ |
| he / she / it guffaws | /ɡəˈfɔːz/ /ɡəˈfɔːz/ |
| past simple guffawed | /ɡəˈfɔːd/ /ɡəˈfɔːd/ |
| past participle guffawed | /ɡəˈfɔːd/ /ɡəˈfɔːd/ |
| -ing form guffawing | /ɡəˈfɔːɪŋ/ /ɡəˈfɔːɪŋ/ |
- (+ speech) to laugh noisily
- They all guffawed at his jokes.
- The man guffawed at her remark.
Word Originearly 18th cent. (originally Scots): imitative.