guffaw
/ɡəˈfɔ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A boisterous laugh.
Example Sentences
- "On opening the little door, two hairy monsters flew at my throat, bearing me down, and extinguishing the light; while a mingled guffaw from Heathcliff and Hareton put the copestone on my rage and humiliation."
- "He walked to the edge and they heard his hoarse guffaw of laughter as the arrows clanged and clattered against his impenetrable mail."
- "He heaved up with a sulfurous curse, braced his legs and glared about him, with a burst of coarse guffaws in his ears and the reek of unwashed bodies in his nostrils."
- "When Time magazine named Ann Coulter among its 100 "most influential people" last week, alongside such heavyweights as Ariel Sharon, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Kim Jong Il and the Dalai Lama, the choice produced guffaws online."
- "He guffawed at his adversaries."
- "Peter, on the contrary, threw back his head and guffawed thunderously."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
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Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɡəˈfɔ/
- British English: /ɡəˈfɔː/