as in chuckles
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
managed to keep a straight face for a minute before he let loose with a loud guffaw
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Recent Examples of guffaws
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
Expect guffaws, and bring tissues.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
18 Mar. 2026
But both episodes so far have gotten a few killer guffaws out of me.
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Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
So, after the sombrero drew hearty guffaws, my friend Jim busied himself finding monuments to chip-and-dip tastelessness.
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Lee Michael Katz,
USA Today,
20 Dec. 2025
This was the first year in recent memory where none of the nominees in the big four categories set off a hearty round of guffaws across my various chats and social media feeds.
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Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
Everybody behind the camera could barely hold back the guffaws.
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Cameron Crowe,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
There were waves of guffaws and, also, supportive finger-snapping.
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Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
Expect guffaws, and bring tissues.
—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
18 Mar. 2026
But both episodes so far have gotten a few killer guffaws out of me.
—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
So, after the sombrero drew hearty guffaws, my friend Jim busied himself finding monuments to chip-and-dip tastelessness.
—
Lee Michael Katz,
USA Today,
20 Dec. 2025
This was the first year in recent memory where none of the nominees in the big four categories set off a hearty round of guffaws across my various chats and social media feeds.
—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
Everybody behind the camera could barely hold back the guffaws.
—
Cameron Crowe,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guffaws
Noun
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There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.
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Even Saturday Night Live’s reigning king of smarm, Colin Jost, playing a henpecked husband, got some chuckles out of me.
Verb
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But Alexca, a bubbly toddler who giggles and runs about, has conquered her grandmother’s heart.
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Herbert then grabs Beer's face and pulls her in for a kiss as the singer giggles.
Noun
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This was an era in which a still-unknown Brooks would show up late to the writer’s room—a habit that drove his colleagues nuts—and then get the biggest laughs out of them anyway.
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The laughs never stop coming, and in a season that will reward originals and adaptations alike, this is the writing voters will remember when casting their ballots in January.
Verb
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The blackbird really chortles away.
Noun
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There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.
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The event also had free opportunities to take photos, get ice cream snickers and have earned a Super Bowl post card.
Verb
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SpongeBob cackles on a television lodged behind shatterproof glass.
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Kōnane cackles with the frayed voice of a centuries-old elder.
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“Guffaws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guffaws. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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