guffawed

past tense of guffaw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for guffawed
Verb
  • Some of the 14 men chuckled, not quite sold.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The audience chuckled — what a wild title!
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Some of the guys smiled and giggled throughout her introduction, which stoked plenty of ire from viewers online.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Two teen-age girls, joining a crowd trailing him, giggled and teared up.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Close enough to feel, far enough that our guides only laughed.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Seinfeld said sarcastically to the hecklers as the audience laughed and cheered.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Guffawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guffawed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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