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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guffawing
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Humans and great apes have been giggling in similar ways since branching off the evolutionary tree, a new study suggests.
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The two brothers were spotted giggling during a ceremonial carriage ride.
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And The Rest Is Football(Netflix, YouTube) is the latest podcast to make the leap to the small screen, with former England internationals Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and the ever-chuckling Micah Richards serving up a daily helping of World Cup analysis alongside the usual chummy banter.
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Baffert watched it all on his laptop from California, chuckling as the board showing the horse’s price flaked out momentarily.
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There are companies creating life-like avatars that can fill in for you in virtual meetings, nodding at the right time and laughing when someone tells a joke.
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On April 24, 2022, the model shared a cute candid of themselves on Instagram, leaning into one another and laughing.
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However, there is no rule prohibiting snickering in private.
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But after the boy’s friends started snickering, Gramps shifted to a more succinct potato reference.
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Regime leaders must be chortling over their surprising and unearned new international legitimacy.
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The nightingale flew around the fox’s head, the two of them chortling in their own indiscernible ways.
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The shocker, of course, is activated via remote control, held by a cackling Knoxville.
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Without hesitation, the Thunder players merged, all cackling simultaneously.
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“Guffawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guffawing. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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