guffaw
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Probably onomatopoetic.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) IPA: /ɡəˈfɔː/
- (US) IPA: /ɡəˈfɔ/
- (AU/NZ) IPA: /ɡəˈfoː/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː/, -ɔː(r)/ (for non-rhotic accents)
Noun [edit]
guffaw (plural guffaws)
- A boisterous laugh
- 1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, Chapter II
- On opening the little door, two hairy monsters flew at my throat, bearing me down, and extinguishing the light; while a mingled guffaw from Heathcliff and Hareton put the copestone on my rage and humiliation.
- 1906, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Nigel, ch. xx,
- He walked to the edge and they heard his hoarse guffaw of laughter as the arrows clanged and clattered against his impenetrable mail.
- 1936, Robert E. Howard, The Hour of the Dragon, ch. 15,
- He heaved up with a sulfurous curse, braced his legs and glared about him, with a burst of coarse guffaws in his ears and the reek of unwashed bodies in his nostrils.
- 1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, Chapter II
Synonyms [edit]
- (boisterous laugh): belly laugh
Translations [edit]
a boisterous laugh
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Verb [edit]
guffaw (third-person singular simple present guffaws, present participle guffawing, simple past and past participle guffawed)
- (intransitive) To laugh boisterously.
- 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, ch. 15,
- He guffawed at his adversaries.
- 1900, Stephen Crane, The Knife,
- Peter, on the contrary, threw back his head and guffawed thunderously.
- 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, ch. 15,
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:laugh
Translations [edit]
To laugh boisterously
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