guffawed

verb

past tense of guffaw
as in chuckled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guffawed
  1. chuckled
  2. giggled
  3. laughed
  4. snickered
  5. cackled
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  • Roupp chuckled at the thought of making his big-league debut as a two-pitch guy.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • Reid chuckled, then offered the sweetest thought about the wedding.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
Definition of chuckled
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  • Entering the gym, Ohashi giggled that so many of the judges from a decade ago were still there.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Willis sang as their children—14-year-old Mabel Ray and 12-year-old Evelyn Penn—giggled in the background.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 18 June 2026
Definition of giggled
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  • As Morant laughed with Donovan Clingan and slapped Shaedon Sharpe on the knees, Brooks, one of his former teammates in Memphis, stopped to catch up.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • After following Thomson to the parking lot, Neil began rocking a van, as bystanders laughed and the hapless driver tried to extract his vehicle.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of laughed
Verb
  • Zahida and Rubina snickered, with a villainy that bordered on hysterical.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Behind the camera, crew members, and the audience members snickered.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of snickered
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  • Once, in anthropology class, my professor lectured on an insular island tribe that cackled whenever someone got hurt.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • The women all cackled in unison.
    — Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of cackled
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