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- [guh-faw, guh-]
- /gʌˈfɔ, gə-/
- /ɡʌfˈɔː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [guh-faw, guh-]
- /gʌˈfɔ, gə-/
Definitions of guffawed word
- noun guffawed a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter. 1
- verb without object guffawed to laugh loudly and boisterously. 1
- noun guffawed Simple past tense and past participle of guffaw. 1
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Origin of guffawed
First appearance:
before 1710 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1710-20; perhaps imitative
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Parts of speech for Guffawed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
guffawed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for guffawed
verb guffawed
- snicker — to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
- giggle — to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
- cackle — If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
- chuckle — When you chuckle, you laugh quietly.
- crow — A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
noun guffawed
- twitter — to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.
- chuckled — to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction: They chuckled at the child's efforts to walk.
- roared — to utter a loud, deep cry or howl, as in excitement, distress, or anger.
- howled — to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
- snorted — (of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound: The spirited horse snorted and shied at the train.
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