guffaws in English

noun
1
a loud and boisterous laugh.
A raised eyebrow, loud guffaw , smirk or other facial expressions could all be banned in future political debate under rules proposed for the city council of the Californian city of Palo Alto.
verb
1
laugh in a loud or boisterous way.
both men guffawed at the remark
synonyms:laugh heartilylaugh loudlyroar with laughterroarbellowcackle
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Below are sample sentences containing the word "guffaws" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "guffaws", or refer to the context using the word "guffaws" in the English Dictionary.

1. The announcement was greeted with loud guffaws.

2. He tried to ask her between guffaws what had happened.

3. Two fingers hit the back of the opposite hand amidst ribald guffaws.

4. Reeltime is the stuff you bring up later, at parties, to the guffaws of your friends.

5. Synonyms for Chortles include cackles, chuckles, guffaws, laughs, boffs, boffos, boffolas, cachinnations, giggles and hee-haw

6. As Athelstan turned off Cheapside into Poultry, he could still hear their loud guffaws of laughter.

7. Synonyms for Belly laughs include giggles, laughs, sniggers, snickers, titters, chuckles, chortles, cackles, guffaws and laughter

8. In addition to magazines and newspapers--where editorial Cartoonists still draw grins and guffaws---skilled Cartoonists have many other options

9. Synonyms for Cachinnates include cackles, roars, guffaws, breaks up, dies laughing, laughs one's head off, chuckles, chortles, giggles and titters

10. Older is a marvelous writer: "On a normal summer night Manhattan sizzled with hollers, guffaws and arguments, a million tidbits of gossip that warbled and Bassooned down airways and over rooptops

11. Usage Note: The word Bemused is sometimes used to mean "amused, especially when finding something wryly funny," as in The stream of jokes from the comedian left the audience Bemused, with some breaking out into guffaws

12. Usage Note: The word Bemused is sometimes used to mean "amused, especially when finding something wryly funny," as in The stream of jokes from the comedian left the audience Bemused, with some breaking out into guffaws

13. On a normal summer night, Manhattan sizzled with hollers, guffaws, and arguments, a million tidbits of gossip that warbled and Bassooned down alleyways and over rooftops, across bustling avenues and through dingy saloons, back out into the streets where they were chewed on until all the juice was extracted, and then discarded to make room for the next morsel.

14. On a normal summer night, Manhattan sizzled with hollers, guffaws, and arguments, a million tidbits of gossip that warbled and Bassooned down alleyways and over rooftops, across bustling avenues and through dingy saloons, back out into the streets where they were chewed on until all the juice was extracted, and then discarded to make room for the next morsel.