guffawed

past tense of guffaw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for guffawed
Verb
  • While attendees chuckled, both companies’ respective consumer data suggest that the moderator’s question was pretty standard.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The executives have chuckled at the team’s seeming complacency and incapacity for change, which culminated in a 43-119 record in 2025, a finish that put the club on par with the 2024 Chicago White Sox and 1962 New York Mets in terms of futility.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a video added to Johnson's Instagram Stories, Rome smiled and giggled as the paramedic talked with him, moving to place the oxygen mask on his face.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Russell giggled, awed by her fellow-star’s vivacity, her easy embrace of glamour.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When Schneider finally marched to the mound in the seventh to take the ball, members of the rotation gathered by the dugout railing and laughed.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Simmons, Stanley, and drummer Peter Criss initially laughed at his bell bottom trousers and multi-colored shoes.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His teammates and Dodgers coaches cackled when Ohtani’s Michael Bublé walk-up song blasted during the Dodgers’ workout and Ohtani stepped into the batter’s box for a round of hitting.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Burnett cackled and let out a showy sigh.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Guffawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guffawed. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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