guffawing
present participle ofguffaw
guffaw
verb[I]
uk/ɡʌfˈɔː/us/ɡʌfˈɑː/tolaughloudly,especiallyat somethingstupidthat someone has said or done:
He guffawed withdelightwhen heheardthenews.
Laughing and smiling
- amused
- be all smilesidiom
- be in convulsionsidiom
- be rolling in the aislesidiom
- be wreathed in smilesidiom
- bust
- dissolve
- gale
- gales of laughteridiom
- giggle
- giggler
- giggly
- grin
- quake
- rictus
- say cheeseidiom
- simper
- smile
- smiling
- stitch
Examplesofguffawing
guffawing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I heard someoneguffawingabout tougher community sentences.
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People outside the room wereguffawing.
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