Meaning

1 senses

  1. A boisterous laugh.

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    хо́хотxóxot, го́готgógot, ржа́ниеržánije

    ре́гітréhit

More definitions
  • a burst of deep loud hearty laughter

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Tom let out a loud guffaw.

    ruТом громко хохотнул. — Wezel · CC BY 2.0 FR

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  2. I guffaw until I can laugh no more!

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a boisterous laugh:
Русский
By meaning 1
a boisterous laugh:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a boisterous laugh:

Origin

First attested in the early 18th century, originally Scots, probably onomatopoeic.

First attested in the early 18th century, originally Scots, probably onomatopoeic.

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Forms

plural: guffaws
Singularguffaw
Pluralguffaws

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
belly laugh
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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