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guffaw

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guf·faw  (g-fô)
n.
A hearty, boisterous burst of laughter.
intr.v. guf·fawed, guf·faw·ing, guf·faws
To laugh heartily and boisterously.

[Probably imitative.]

guffaw
Verb
to laugh loudly and raucously
Noun
a loud raucous laugh [imitative]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.guffaw - a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
laugh, laughter - the sound of laughing
Verb1.guffaw - laugh boisterously
express joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter
Translations
guffaw [gʌˈfɔː] ncarcajada
vireírse a carcajadas

guffaw [gʌˈfɔː] ngros rire
vipouffer de rire

guffaw [gʌˈfɔː] vischallend lachen

guffaw [gʌˈfɔː] nrisata sonora
viscoppiare di una risata sonora

guffaw
v guffaw [gəˈfoː]
to laugh loudly. lag يُقَهْقِه смея се силно řehtat se skraldgrine schallend lachen γελώ φωναχτά reírse a carcajadas laginal naerma قهقهه زدن hohottaa rire bruyamment לִצחוֹק צְחוֹק רוֹעֵם ठहाका लगाना, अट्टाहस करना grohotom se smijati röhög terbahak-bahak reka upp hrossahlátur ridere sguaiatamente ばか笑い 깔깔거리다 kvatoti, žvengti skaļi smieties; zviegt ketawa terbahak-bahak schaterlachen, van het dubbel liggen lachen gapskratte (za)rechotać gargalhar a râde zgo­motos хохотать rehotať sa krohotati se grohotno se smejati gapskratt หัวเราะดังลั่น kahkahayla gülmek 大笑, 狂笑 регіт قہقہہ لگانا cười hô hố ,
n
a loud laugh. lag قَهْقَهَه силен смях řehot skraldlatter schallendes Gelächter ηχηρό γέλιο risotada, carcajada naerulagin قهقهه hohotus éclat de rire צְחוֹק רוֹעֵם अट्टाहस, ठहाका grohot röhögés tawa keras hrossahlátur risata sguaiata ばか笑いする 깔깔 웃기 kvatojimas, žvengimas skaļi smiekli; zviegšana ketawa yang terbahak-bahak schaterlach gapskratt, støyende latter rechot gargalhada hohot de râs хохот rehot krohot grohtan smeh gapskratt เสียงหัวเราะลั่น kahkaha 大笑 реготати قہقہہ tiếng cười hô hố


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The headmaster glared amicably at the two children, filling them with fear by the roar of his voice, and then with a guffaw left them.
Stolypin gave a deep bass guffaw as he munched a piece of bread and cheese.
There was one of a German music teacher who had a room above Cellini's lodg- ings in the city of Milan that made the boys guffaw.
 
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