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guffaws

guffaws is the plural of guffaw.

guffaws is the third-person singular simple present indicative of guffaw.

Meaning of guffaw

Noun

guffaw (plural guffaws)

  1. A boisterous laugh.
    • 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.1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], Wuthering Heights: […], volume II, London: Thomas Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    belly laugh

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Words that rhyme with guffaws

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Questions about guffaws

What is guffaws the plural of?
Guffaws is the plural of guffaw.

Words near guffaws in the dictionary

  1. guffawed
  2. guffawing
  3. guffawingly
  4. guffawings
  5. guffawish
  6. guffaws
  7. guffed
  8. guffed off
  9. guffer
  10. guffers
  11. Guffey

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