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to guffaw
01
to laugh loudly and heartily, especially when something is very funny
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
guffaw
3rd person singular
guffaws
Present participle
guffawing
Past simple
guffawed
Past participle
guffawed
Examples
Despite their attempts to remain composed, they could n't help but guffaw at the absurdity of the situation.
Guffaw
01
a sudden, loud, and hearty laugh
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
guffaws
Examples
The comedian 's joke drew a guffaw from the entire audience.
