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Definition of guffaw verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

guffaw

verb

NAmE//ɡəˈfɔ//

[intransitive, transitive] (+ speech)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they guffaw

he / she / it guffaws

past simple guffawed

-ing form guffawing

to laugh noisily They all guffawed at his jokes.

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guffaw noun

She let out a loud guffaw. He tried to ask her between guffaws what had happened.See guffaw in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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