GUFFAW

guffaw, belly laugh

(noun) a burst of deep loud hearty laughter

guffaw, laugh loudly

(verb) laugh boisterously

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

guffaw (plural guffaws)

A boisterous laugh.

Synonym: belly laugh

Verb

guffaw (third-person singular simple present guffaws, present participle guffawing, simple past and past participle guffawed)

(intransitive) To laugh boisterously.

Synonyms

• See also laugh

Source: Wiktionary


Guf*faw" (, n.

Definition: A loud burst of laughter, a horse laugh. "A hearty low guffaw." Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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