noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   boisterous laughter

   "'I'm sorry,' said Jim, between guffawings, 'but come on, Neville. Brentford United win the FA Cup?'"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of guffaw form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

belly laughbe in stitchesbelly laughboffboffolabreak up

Example

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"'I'm sorry,' said Jim, between guffawings, 'but come on, Neville. Brentford United win the FA Cup?'"

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