Guffaw meaning

Noun: guffaw

Pronunciation: (gu’fo)

Guffaw meaning: A burst of deep , loud and hearty laughter.

Synonyms: belly laugh, boff, cachinnation, twitter, horselaugh

Verb: guffaw

Guffaw meaning: Laugh boisterously

Derived forms: guffawing, guffaws, guffawed

Quotations: Russell Baker – Situational comedy on television has thrived for years on “canned” laughter grafted by gag lines by technicians using records of guffawing audiences that have been dead for years.

Paul Provenza – Johnny can’t gain his composure, Ed McMahon is doing his characteristic Bull Moose guffaw, the band — the instruments are banging into one another the audience is in tears, and every time Johnny would try to gain his composure, he would look at Buddy and it would start all over again.

Michael Winter – The greatness of being an artist is the kind of ridiculous guffaw you can have at one’s own misery. That was miserable! Now how can I write about it?

Sample sentences:

1. The tears that you spill, the sorrowful, are sweeter than the laughter of snobs and the guffaws of scoffers.
2. I cracked a joke which produced instant guffaws.
3. The comedian told a very good joke and received a large guffaw from audience.
4. I had to mute my speaker phone so my team lead would not hear my guffaw to his stupid comments.
5. When we tickle someone, they always make a loud guffaw.
6. The greatest way to start a day is by having a guffaw or laugh.
7. I tried to hide my guffaw by covering my mouth with my hands.
8. She burst into a guffaw and this is first of many.
9. Enthusiastic laugh or loud laugh is a perfect example of guffaw.
10. He performed very well in the stand up comedy and induced guffaws in the hall.