1,400 new words in our dictionary! — Parasocial, glow-up, promposal & more
1,400 new words in our dictionary! — More

guffawing

verb

present participle of guffaw
as in giggling

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for guffawing
  1. giggling
  2. chuckling
  3. laughing
  4. snickering
  5. chortling
  6. cackling
Verb
  • This approach worked for Jean Nelson of Pasadena, California, after her 2-year-old son, Luke, took delight in dragging toilet paper down the hall, giggling as the roll unfurled behind him.
    — Cynthia Hanson, Parents, 13 Sep. 2026
  • In the video, Hilton’s 3-year-old son Phoenix can be seen giggling as the puppy playfully chases him around the room while 2-year-old sister London looks on.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of giggling
Verb
  • Cubs pitcher David Peterson was coming out of the bullpen to pitch in the eighth inning after the fight took place, and the umpires were chuckling.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In a New York Times interview, producer Tyran Donaldson, who has also worked with SZA, recalled chuckling at listening to the Diamonds work with the instrument.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
Definition of chuckling
Verb
  • The humor is like laughing about something that was just so stupid, or something that was so traumatic.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But Arch Manning leading a news conference’s laughing praise of an AI video that depicted his coach back-handing Holly Rowe?
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of laughing
Verb
  • There are people who keep snickering through the end, and then there are people who are moved by it and are clearly mad that those people are snickering.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026
  • However, there is no rule prohibiting snickering in private.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Definition of snickering
Verb
  • Regime leaders must be chortling over their surprising and unearned new international legitimacy.
    — Daniel B. Shapiro, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • The nightingale flew around the fox’s head, the two of them chortling in their own indiscernible ways.
    — Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of chortling
Verb
  • The shocker, of course, is activated via remote control, held by a cackling Knoxville.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
  • Without hesitation, the Thunder players merged, all cackling simultaneously.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Definition of cackling
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

guffawed
guffawing
guffaws
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Guffawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guffawing. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?
See More

Popular

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
crayons-in-a-circle
Guess the Color Quiz Questions that use the whole box of crayons.
See All