: a loud or boisterous burst of laughter
Her remark sparked guffaws around the room.
Examples of guffaw in a Sentence
managed to keep a straight face for a minute before he let loose with a loud guffaw
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So, after the sombrero drew hearty guffaws, my friend Jim busied himself finding monuments to chip-and-dip tastelessness.
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Lee Michael Katz, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
This was the first year in recent memory where none of the nominees in the big four categories set off a hearty round of guffaws across my various chats and social media feeds.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025
Everybody behind the camera could barely hold back the guffaws.
—Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Regan’s quick and hilariously ineffective costume changes while de Guzman’s deadpan delivery nails some comic notes and adds in plenty of guffaws.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2025
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Lee Michael Katz, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
This was the first year in recent memory where none of the nominees in the big four categories set off a hearty round of guffaws across my various chats and social media feeds.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025
Everybody behind the camera could barely hold back the guffaws.
—Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Regan’s quick and hilariously ineffective costume changes while de Guzman’s deadpan delivery nails some comic notes and adds in plenty of guffaws.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for guffaw
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“Guffaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guffaw. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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