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guffawing

guffawing is the present participle and gerund of guffaw.

Meaning of guffaw

Verb

guffaw (third-person singular simple present guffaws, present participle guffawing, simple past and past participle guffawed)

  1. (intransitive) To laugh boisterously.
    • He guffawed at his adversaries.1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter 15, in The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Noun

guffawing (plural guffawings)

  1. boisterous laughter
    • 'I'm sorry,' said Jim, between guffawings, 'but come on, Neville. Brentford United win the FA Cup?'2004, Robert Rankin, Knees Up Mother Earth

Forms of guffawing

pluralguffawings

Questions about guffawing

What does guffawing mean?
Guffawing means boisterous laughter.
What is guffawing the present participle and gerund of?
Guffawing is the present participle and gerund of guffaw.
What part of speech is guffawing?
Guffawing is a noun.
What is the plural of guffawing?
The plural of guffawing is guffawings.

Words near guffawing in the dictionary

  1. Gueyes
  2. guff
  3. guff off
  4. guffaw
  5. guffawed
  6. guffawing
  7. guffawingly
  8. guffawings
  9. guffawish
  10. guffaws
  11. guffed

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