How do you use Guffaw in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like laugh or laughter, plus the exact meaning.
Guffaw meaning
A boisterous laugh.
Using Guffaw
- The main meaning on this page is: A boisterous laugh.
- Useful related words include: laugh, belly laugh, laughter, laugh loudly.
Context around Guffaw
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Guffaw
- In this selection, "guffaw" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, went, part, mouthed, part and came stand out and add context to how "guffaw" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include another heavy guffaw came during and chortle snort guffaw or eye. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "guffaw" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with guffaw
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I said, 'Hello' and he went, 'Guffaw, guffaw. (8 words)
The result, usually, is part guffaw, part groan – but total pleasure. (11 words)
Real time reactions such as (chortle) (snort) (guffaw) or (eye-roll) are becoming more popular. (15 words)
That'll take you directly to a ready-to-roll email with your message in place and the recipients added in. All that's left is to hit the "Send" button — and maybe let out a guffaw in delight, should inspiration strike. (42 words)
Another heavy guffaw came during a mock documentary sketch called “Royal Romance,” which suggested that the marriage of was not the first time someone associated with the British crown was involved with a person of color. (36 words)
Steve was so Homer and excited about it that he kind of came off like a dork with his big guffaw… But then the game started and the best defensive lineman I saw was jadeveon Clowney. (36 words)
Example sentences (7)
I said, 'Hello' and he went, 'Guffaw, guffaw.
The result, usually, is part guffaw, part groan – but total pleasure.
DeSantis was clearly tickled by the remark and flung his head back to give a hearty-open-mouthed guffaw.
Another heavy guffaw came during a mock documentary sketch called “Royal Romance,” which suggested that the marriage of was not the first time someone associated with the British crown was involved with a person of color.
Steve was so Homer and excited about it that he kind of came off like a dork with his big guffaw… But then the game started and the best defensive lineman I saw was jadeveon Clowney.
That'll take you directly to a ready-to-roll email with your message in place and the recipients added in. All that's left is to hit the "Send" button — and maybe let out a guffaw in delight, should inspiration strike.
Real time reactions such as (chortle) (snort) (guffaw) or (eye-roll) are becoming more popular.