was wotd|2006|May|17
English
Etymology
Probably onomatopoetic.
Pronunciation
IPA|/g�'f��/ (RP)
IPA|/g�'f�/ (AU/NZ)
IPA|/g�'fo�/ (US)
audio|en-us-guffaw.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��|-��/, Rhymes:English:-��(r)|-��(r)/ (for non-rhotic accents)
Noun
en-noun
- A boisterous laugh
Quotations
timeline|
1800s=1847|
1900s=1906 1936
1847 � w:Emily Brontë|Emily Brontë, s:Wuthering Heights|Wuthering Heights ch. ii
:On opening the little door, two hairy monsters flew at my throat, bearing me down, and extinguishing the light; while a mingled guffaw from Heathcliff and Hareton put the copestone on my rage and humiliation.
1906 � w:Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur Conan Doyle, s:Sir Nigel|Sir Nigel ch. xx
:He walked to the edge and they heard his hoarse guffaw of laughter as the arrows clanged and clattered against his impenetrable mail.
1936 � w:Robert E. Howard|Robert E. Howard, s:The Hour of the Dragon|The Hour of the Dragon ch. 15
:He heaved up with a sulfurous curse, braced his legs and glared about him, with a burst of coarse guffaws in his ears and the reek of unwashed bodies in his nostrils.
Synonyms
belly laugh
Verb
en-verb
- intransitive To laugh boisterously.
Quotations
timeline|
1800s=1891|
1900s=1900
1891 � w:Oscar Wilde|Oscar Wilde, s:The Picture of Dorian Gray|The Picture of Dorian Gray ch. 15
:He guffawed at his adversaries.
1900 � w:Stephen Crane|Stephen Crane, s:The Knife|The Knife
:Peter, on the contrary, threw back his head and guffawed thunderously
Translations
trans-top|To laugh boisterously
trans-mid
Russian: �о�о�а��
trans-bottom
Category:Laughter
Category:Onomatopoeia
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ru:guffaw
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