as in chuckle
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
managed to keep a straight face for a minute before he let loose with a loud guffaw
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Recent Examples of guffaw
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
But the fact that the play is now being presented as a period piece, set in the late 2010s, when it was first produced, puts us at just enough of a remove from the present madness to let down our guards and guffaw.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
At some point, those guffaws of the humanoid robots will lessen.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Garnering uncomfortable guffaws, Phillips talked about how Ventura asked him to urinate on her, but both the singer and Combs were highly critical of his technique.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 May 2025
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Noun
But places that earn chuckles could be getting gasps and guffaws; moments that feel generally meditative could be devastating, if Lloyd were more interested in character work and less in mise en scène.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for guffaw
Noun
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The more stinging irony here is that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping probably approved these public statements with a chuckle.—
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Add a few related to popular culture, news, or events of the year for an extra chuckle.—
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Her daughter giggles as she's swung throughout the air, until Moore realizes that something isn't quite right.—
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Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.—
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The legendary veteran shared much laughter with friends and spoke briefly, recognizing his wife Stella and thanking the crowd for coming out before passing the microphone to a friend.—
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During years marked by health struggles, Maggie’s playful energy brought laughter back into her mother’s daily life.—
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Scott Adams, who kept cubicle denizens laughing for more than three decades with Dilbert, the bitingly funny comic strip that poked fun at the absurdity of corporate life, before racist remarks got him pink-slipped, died Tuesday.—
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Snoop Dogg called out as the audience laughed.—
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While there were a few snickers, the photographers obliged and got their photos.—
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Early never makes fun of Maddie, never lets the audience snicker at the screen.—
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“Guffaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guffaw. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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