guffaw
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guf·faw
(gə-fô′)n.
A hearty, boisterous burst of laughter.
intr.v. guf·fawed, guf·faw·ing, guf·faws
To laugh heartily and boisterously.
[Probably imitative.]
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guffaw
(ɡʌˈfɔː)n
a crude and boisterous laugh
vb
to laugh crudely and boisterously or express (something) in this way
[C18: of imitative origin]
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guf•faw
(gʌˈfɔ, gə-)n., v. -fawed, -faw•ing. n.
1. a loud burst of laughter.
v.i. 2. to laugh loudly.
[1710–20; perhaps imitative]
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guffaw
Past participle: guffawed
Gerund: guffawing
| Imperative |
|---|
| guffaw |
| guffaw |
| Present |
|---|
| I guffaw |
| you guffaw |
| he/she/it guffaws |
| we guffaw |
| you guffaw |
| they guffaw |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I guffawed |
| you guffawed |
| he/she/it guffawed |
| we guffawed |
| you guffawed |
| they guffawed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am guffawing |
| you are guffawing |
| he/she/it is guffawing |
| we are guffawing |
| you are guffawing |
| they are guffawing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have guffawed |
| you have guffawed |
| he/she/it has guffawed |
| we have guffawed |
| you have guffawed |
| they have guffawed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was guffawing |
| you were guffawing |
| he/she/it was guffawing |
| we were guffawing |
| you were guffawing |
| they were guffawing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had guffawed |
| you had guffawed |
| he/she/it had guffawed |
| we had guffawed |
| you had guffawed |
| they had guffawed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will guffaw |
| you will guffaw |
| he/she/it will guffaw |
| we will guffaw |
| you will guffaw |
| they will guffaw |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have guffawed |
| you will have guffawed |
| he/she/it will have guffawed |
| we will have guffawed |
| you will have guffawed |
| they will have guffawed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be guffawing |
| you will be guffawing |
| he/she/it will be guffawing |
| we will be guffawing |
| you will be guffawing |
| they will be guffawing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been guffawing |
| you have been guffawing |
| he/she/it has been guffawing |
| we have been guffawing |
| you have been guffawing |
| they have been guffawing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been guffawing |
| you will have been guffawing |
| he/she/it will have been guffawing |
| we will have been guffawing |
| you will have been guffawing |
| they will have been guffawing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been guffawing |
| you had been guffawing |
| he/she/it had been guffawing |
| we had been guffawing |
| you had been guffawing |
| they had been guffawing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would guffaw |
| you would guffaw |
| he/she/it would guffaw |
| we would guffaw |
| you would guffaw |
| they would guffaw |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have guffawed |
| you would have guffawed |
| he/she/it would have guffawed |
| we would have guffawed |
| you would have guffawed |
| they would have guffawed |
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Noun 1. [画像:guffaw - a burst of deep loud hearty laughter]guffaw - a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
Verb 1. guffaw - laugh boisterously
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guffaw
noun
1. laugh, roar of laughter, bellow of laughter He burst into a loud guffaw.
verb
1. laugh, roar with laughter, bellow with laughter He stood guffawing at his boss's jokes.
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guffaw
nounAn act of laughing:
Informal: heehaw.
2. To express amusement, mirth, or scorn by smiling and emitting loud, inarticulate sounds:
Informal: heehaw.
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Translations
قَهْقَهَهيُقَهْقِه
řehotřehtat se
skraldgrineskraldlatter
hrossahláturreka upp hrossahlátur
kvatotižvengimasžvengti
skaļi smiekliskaļi smietieszviegšanazviegt
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guffaw
n → schallendes Lachen no pl; guffaws of laughter → Lachsalven pl; to let out a guffaw → schallend lachen
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guffaw
(gəˈfoː) verb to laugh loudly. lag يُقَهْقِه смея се силно gargalhar řehtat se schallend lachen skraldgrine 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 큰 소리로 웃다 kvatoti, žvengti skaļi smieties; zviegt ketawa terbahak-bahak schaterlachen, dubbel liggen van het lachen gapskratte (za)rechotać كټ كټ خندا، په زوره خندا، كټ كټ خندل 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 大笑,狂笑
noun a loud laugh. lag قَهْقَهَه силен смях gargalhada řehot schallendes Gelächter skraldlatter 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 큰 웃음 kvatojimas, žvengimas skaļi smiekli; zviegšana ketawa yang terbahak-bahak schaterlach gapskratt, støyende latter rechot كټ كټ gargalhada hohot de râs хохот rehot krohot grohtan smeh gapskratt เสียงหัวเราะลั่น kahkaha 大笑 реготати قہقہہ tiếng cười hô hố 大笑
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