Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guffawing
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Released in July 1996, the giggling red toy went viral during the 1996 Christmas season, sparking frenzied shopping scenes at stores across the country.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026 -
Little kids are especially talented at the sort of goofiness that gets everyone giggling with joy.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
13 Mar. 2026
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In early February, Raphael Bostic sat on a stage chuckling, and a bit embarrassed, while his predecessor handed him a pair of gifts.—
Mirtha Donastorg,
AJC.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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In the front of the bus, Kilgo first started chuckling softly.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Dotonbori district is so alive and vibrant at night, with all kinds of street vendors, people laughing in the street, and these fun, glowing party boats going by in the canals.—
Matt Bomer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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When his star player scored a goal and pointed to his wife and baby out in the stands, Petzold burst out laughing.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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But after the boy’s friends started snickering, Gramps shifted to a more succinct potato reference.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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But then, both songs get the film’s most showstopping presentations, so snickering evidently wasn’t the goal.—
Bob Strauss,
San Francisco Chronicle,
19 Dec. 2025
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The nightingale flew around the fox’s head, the two of them chortling in their own indiscernible ways.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
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Against all of this allegedly heady stuff, the score—by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross—intentionally jars us from encroaching drowsiness with chortling woodwinds and shardlike piano chords that are the aural equivalent of jagged Plexiglass off-cuts.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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Earlier, Mitchell’s Avdotya has attacked him with a pillow, railing and cackling.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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There is more cackling when Jesus tries to explain Arteta’s latest motivational technique.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Guffawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guffawing. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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