guffaw

guf·faw

noun \(ˌ)gə-ˈfȯ, ˈgə-ˌfȯ\

Definition of GUFFAW

: a loud or boisterous burst of laughter

— guf·faw \(ˌ)gə-ˈfȯ\ intransitive verb

Examples of GUFFAW

1. <managed to keep a straight face for a minute before he let loose with a loud guffaw>

Origin of GUFFAW

imitative

First Known Use: 1720

Related to GUFFAW

Synonyms: belly laugh, boff (or boffo), boffola, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, laugh, hee-haw, horselaugh, laughter, snicker, snigger, titter, twitter

Related Words: crow, whoop; grin, simper, smile, smirk

Near Antonyms: cry, groan, moan, sob, wail; face, frown, grimace, lower (also lour), mouth, pout, scowl

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Rhymes with GUFFAW

backsaw, band saw, bear claw, bedstraw, blue law, bucksaw, buzz saw, bylaw, case law, catclaw, cat's-paw, chain saw, Choctaw, coleslaw, Corn Law, crenshaw, cumshaw, cushaw, Danelaw, declaw, Esau, forepaw, fretsaw, glass jaw, grandma, grandpa, hacksaw, handsaw, hawkshaw, hee-haw, hurrah, in-law, jackdaw, jackstraw, jigsaw, kickshaw, last straw, leash law, lockjaw, lynch law, macaw, Moose Jaw, Nassau, old-squaw, outdraw, outlaw, pasha, pawpaw, pit saw, pooh-bah, poor law, rickshaw, ringtaw, ripsaw, scofflaw, scrimshaw, scroll saw, seesaw, shield law, southpaw, Skiddaw, tack claw, trishaw, tussah, undraw, Utah, Warsaw, whipsaw, wiredraw, withdraw