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How do you use Guffawing in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Guffawing | Guffaws | Guffaw | Guffawed

Guffawing meaning

present participle and gerund of guffaw

Using Guffawing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of guffaw

Context around Guffawing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Guffawing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

chancellor was guffawing at the 1× version of guffawing a skeleton 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

former prime minister 1× in nadsat language 1×

Common sentence endings:

fuss being made 1× to the staja 1×

Words around Guffawing

Just before it in the word index:

guffawed 5 guffaw 7 guff 22 guez 2 gueye 42 guey 2

Just after it in the word index:

guffaws 13 guffey 5 gug 5 guge 3 guggenheim 163 guggenheims 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Guffawing

  • In this selection, "guffawing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include chancellor was guffawing at the and version of guffawing a skeleton. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "guffawing" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with guffawing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Former prime minister Theresa May, who sat directly above the Chancellor, was guffawing at the fuss being made. (18 words)

In Nadsat-language a "fit of laughter" becomes a guff (shortened version of guffawing); a " skeleton key " becomes a polyclef ("many keys"); and the "state jail" is blended to the staja. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

In Nadsat-language a "fit of laughter" becomes a guff (shortened version of guffawing); a " skeleton key " becomes a polyclef ("many keys"); and the "state jail" is blended to the staja. (31 words)

Former prime minister Theresa May, who sat directly above the Chancellor, was guffawing at the fuss being made. (18 words)

Example sentences (2)

Former prime minister Theresa May, who sat directly above the Chancellor, was guffawing at the fuss being made.

In Nadsat-language a "fit of laughter" becomes a guff (shortened version of guffawing); a " skeleton key " becomes a polyclef ("many keys"); and the "state jail" is blended to the staja.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "guffawing" in a sentence?
An example: "Former prime minister Theresa May, who sat directly above the Chancellor, was guffawing at the fuss being made." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "guffawing" from authentic English texts.
What does "guffawing" mean?
Guffawing means: present participle and gerund of guffaw
How many example sentences with "guffawing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "guffawing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.