Meaning of "guffaw" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GUFFAW

Of imitative origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GUFFAW

guffaw  [ɡʌˈfɔː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUFFAW

Guffaw is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb guffaw in English.

WHAT DOES GUFFAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Laughter

Laughing is a physical reaction in humans, consisting typically of rhythmical, often audible contractions of the diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system. It is a response to certain external or internal stimuli. Laughter can arise from such activities as being tickled, or from humorous stories or thoughts. Most commonly, it is considered a visual expression of a number of positive emotional states, such as joy, mirth, happiness, relief, etc. On some occasions, however, it may be caused by contrary emotional states such as embarrassment, apology, or confusion or courtesy laugh. Factors such as age, gender, education, language, and culture are determinant factors as to whether a person will experience laughter in a given situation. Laughter is a part of human behavior regulated by the brain, helping humans clarify their intentions in social interaction and providing an emotional context to conversations. Laughter is used as a signal for being part of a group — it signals acceptance and positive interactions with others. Laughter is sometimes seen as contagious, and the laughter of one person can itself provoke laughter from others as a positive feedback.

Definition of guffaw in the English dictionary

The definition of guffaw in the dictionary is a crude and boisterous laugh. Other definition of guffaw is to laugh crudely and boisterously or express in this way.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GUFFAW

PRESENT

Present

I guffaw

you guffaw

he/she/it guffaws

we guffaw

you guffaw

they guffaw

Present continuous

I am guffawing

you are guffawing

he/she/it is guffawing

we are guffawing

you are guffawing

they are guffawing

Present perfect

I have guffawed

you have guffawed

he/she/it has guffawed

we have guffawed

you have guffawed

they have guffawed

Present perfect continuous

I have been guffawing

you have been guffawing

he/she/it has been guffawing

we have been guffawing

you have been guffawing

they have been guffawing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I guffawed

you guffawed

he/she/it guffawed

we guffawed

you guffawed

they guffawed

Past continuous

I was guffawing

you were guffawing

he/she/it was guffawing

we were guffawing

you were guffawing

they were guffawing

Past perfect

I had guffawed

you had guffawed

he/she/it had guffawed

we had guffawed

you had guffawed

they had guffawed

Past perfect continuous

I had been guffawing

you had been guffawing

he/she/it had been guffawing

we had been guffawing

you had been guffawing

they had been guffawing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will guffaw

you will guffaw

he/she/it will guffaw

we will guffaw

you will guffaw

they will guffaw

Future continuous

I will be guffawing

you will be guffawing

he/she/it will be guffawing

we will be guffawing

you will be guffawing

they will be guffawing

Future perfect

I will have guffawed

you will have guffawed

he/she/it will have guffawed

we will have guffawed

you will have guffawed

they will have guffawed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been guffawing

you will have been guffawing

he/she/it will have been guffawing

we will have been guffawing

you will have been guffawing

they will have been guffawing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would guffaw

you would guffaw

he/she/it would guffaw

we would guffaw

you would guffaw

they would guffaw

Conditional continuous

I would be guffawing

you would be guffawing

he/she/it would be guffawing

we would be guffawing

you would be guffawing

they would be guffawing

Conditional perfect

I would have guffaw

you would have guffaw

he/she/it would have guffaw

we would have guffaw

you would have guffaw

they would have guffaw

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been guffawing

you would have been guffawing

he/she/it would have been guffawing

we would have been guffawing

you would have been guffawing

they would have been guffawing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you guffaw
we let´s guffaw
you guffaw

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to guffaw

Past participle

guffawed

Present Participle

guffawing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GUFFAW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «guffaw» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of guffaw

laugh

TRANSLATION OF GUFFAW

Find out the translation of guffaw to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of guffaw from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «guffaw» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 狂笑
• Translator English - Spanish: risotada
• English: guffaw
• Translator English - Hindi: घें
• Translator English - Arabic: قهقهة
• Translator English - Russian: гогот
• Translator English - Portuguese: gargalhada
• Translator English - Bengali: অট্টহাস্য
• Translator English - French: pouffer de rire
• Translator English - Malay: Guffaw
• Translator English - German: schallendes Gelächter
• Translator English - Japanese: ばか笑い
• Translator English - Korean: 갑작스러운 너터 웃음
• Translator English - Javanese: Guffaw
• Translator English - Vietnamese: om sòm
• Translator English - Tamil: உரக்கச் சிரி
• Translator English - Marathi: गॉफॉ
• Translator English - Turkish: kahkahayı basmak
• Translator English - Italian: risata fragorosa
• Translator English - Polish: rżeć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: гогот
• Translator English - Romanian: hohot
• Translator English - Greek: καγχασμός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: luidkeels lag
• Translator English - Swedish: gapskratt
• Translator English - Norwegian: Guffaw

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUFFAW»

Discover the use of guffaw in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to guffaw and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

100 Things Flyers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

“Then as I broke away from the pack and headed to center ice, I put my right glove under my left arm and did the Guffaw as I skated toward center ice. I have always said the word 'guffaw' as I was doing it.... Well, I scored another goal in that ...

Adam Kimelman, 2010

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Philadelphia Flyers: ...

The Guffaw celebration, the Guffaw. Propp got the idea while attending a Howie Mandel show in Atlantic City during the summer of 1986. Mandel suggested the Guffaw—a short left-to-right wave followed by extending the arm straight up to the  ...

Adam Kimelman, 2013

The Official Sidekick Handbook

THE SUPPORTIVE GUFFAW All right, say your hero cracks a joke, or what he THINKS is a joke. It's time for a Supportive Guffaw (see also Knowing Chuckle, Nervous Giggle, Uncomprehending Smirk, Wink- Wink Eyebrow Lift, Chagrined Grin, ...

Texas Bix Bender and Too Slim, 2011

A Meeting about Laughter: Sketches, Interludes, and ...

An enormous place among the above-mentioned laughters is occupied by the so -called "Homeric guffaw." Let us try to understand how our laughter will relate to the given guffaw. What is a Homeric guffaw? The great blind man Homer ...

Nikolaĭ Robertovich Ėrdman, John Freedman, 1995

The Laughter Factor

CHAPTER. VIII. THE. CONTORTIONS. OF. A. GUFFAW. “A man may love a paradox Without losing either his wit or his honesty. ” — Emerson A paradox is an apparent contradiction that isn't really a contradiction. It is a first cousin of humor and ...

Dan Keller, 2000

Mystery School: The case of a missing world

Guffaw. Smile woman, please smile that it may reach deeply into someone's open heart man who easily smiles does so if his sun has warmed her moon in triune a guffaw takes place when laughter gets sent into space that has no orbits.

Sean O', 2014

Kindred Mischief (and Scrawls):

Guffaw. It is a wonderful experience. I want YOU to have it! Instead of my being the one, seemingly at any given time the only one, you, and you, and you... and you... and you... Guffaw, head back, shout it out! It is most effective at random times, ...

Ron Sokol, 2013

The Ultimate Insulterator: Create More Than 1.7 Million Insults

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Guffaw Press, 2012

The Imagicators

“Why, ifit isn't Guffaw! They got you, too, eh?” Guffaw, who looked as much like a bowl of jelly as a man, gave an embarrassed chortle. “I'm afraid my laughter gave me away.” He giggled, then snorted outrageously, trying to stifle it. No use—his ...

Brad Marshland, 2006

Diddi: My Mother's Voice

One day he came across the line Delee ano Baluledangar Pandit Hajan'prasad he (Go fetch Pandit Hajari Prasad Dwivedi from Balukdangar, the kindergarten) and guffawed over it for a long time. I must tell you about Panditji's guffaw. just as  ...

Ira Pande, Śivānī, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUFFAW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term guffaw is used in the context of the following news items.

The Selected Letters of Charles Dickens review – the man behind …

(It goes on in the same vein, but those opening lines are, you will agree, special; the guffaw that exploded from me as I read them made me ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

DeAndre Jordan saga reveals power of players in modern NBA free …

... they aren't supposed to talk about specific contract terms (insert your favorite euphemism for guffaw/chuckle here)—is worth maintaining. «NBA.com, Jul 15»

Detroit Lions will miss the late Charlie Sanders

"His laugh, his sartorial splendor, his guffaw through the hallways, and obviously his wisdom, too," team president Tom Lewand told Justin ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»

The collected wit of Abbott and Shorten - it's a slim volume

With his fake guffaw and the inane grin that looks as though it's been painted on with a glue stick, he is obviously right out of his comfort zone ... «WA today, Jul 15»

Salman Khan: 'As a kid, I used to get beaten up by parents a lot!'

Needless to say, this candid confession made everyone, including Kapil Sharma guffaw. Salman will be seen sharing screen space with ... «Movie Talkies, Jul 15»

Ampthill Literary Festival: From Viagra to Ampthill's answer to the …

... aisles, but she certainly made them guffaw as she burst on to the stage and excitedly told how her hay fever had caused her bra to explode. «Bedfordshire News, Jul 15»

Charlie Sanders leaves lasting impact on Detroit Lions' organization …

"His laugh, his sartorial splendor, his guffaw through the hallways, and obviously his wisdom, too," team president Tom Lewand said. "All those ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»

Ruptures in Syriza, Greece and Europe

One sign of the volatility: a group of men in their 30s or 40s – a truckie, a muso, a security guard and a waiter – drinking wine guffaw that last ... «Red Flag, Jul 15»

On fast track to fame, Amy Schumer stays true to self

The 34-year-old comedian's ability to push the envelope to exactly the line at which her audience takes a moral pause before a guffaw has ... «SFGate, Jul 15»

The Page That Is Not A People Person

Guffaw, guffaw. But now the 'F-word and worse (the c-word?) are now off-limits - even at times of frustration', Simon Bird goes on to tell us. «Football365.com, Jul 15»