guffaw
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You can never quite relax, because you're always just waiting for the raise of the eyebrow, the suppressed guffaw, the uninvited joke, whatever.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
It’s typical of the home-state reporting corps to guffaw when their own governor is touted as a presidential candidate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2025
But even now, the news will occasionally let you get off a chuckle or guffaw, even if it isn’t always from your better nature.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025
While the typical person observes Harris’ effervescent guffaw, and thinks, “She seems fun!”
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024
He gave a hearty guffaw and clapped Nearly Headless Nick on the shoulder.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
Conductors love to play “Pulcinella” for goofy laughs, exaggerating trombone glissandi and the like, relishing guffaws from the audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
The name Hank McCune may be lost to history, but his short-lived television sitcom will forever be remembered for its chuckles, chortles, giggles and guffaws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
But when Amy Madigan’s deliciously wicked villain, Aunt Gladys, finally appeared in her blunt wig with lipstick smeared all over her teeth, even I couldn’t resist offering up some guffaws of my own.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2026
They realized that these comments got a rise out of the girls and drew guffaws from the other boys; Amanda saw them looking around the classroom for reactions after saying something particularly shocking.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2025
The lawyer’s sally induced guffaws, a courtroom flare-up that Judge Tate’s dour gaze soon extinguished.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
It is no exaggeration to say I guffawed my way through it.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2023
At various points, others groaned and guffawed at Mr Gaetz's comments.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2023
“Vote for Bolsonaro?” guffawed Sabrina Campos Dionísio, 22.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2022
He chuckled along when they called him “Dr. No” and guffawed when one cast member, Tim Kazurinsky, took to interrupting skits as the prudish censor “Worthington Clotman.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
Bradford guffawed, even though he knew this was real.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
We’ve reached a point where the guffawing has to stop.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
About an hour later, however, I was guffawing so hard at Anderson’s everyday observations, endearing familial impressions and lithe, in-the-moment wit, that he started heckling me for being too enamored with the show.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2022
Many sought the community that came from marching together or sharing the party’s lager or guffawing at the same political cartoons.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Asked by Jost if his parents would be “upset” about his sexuality, Yang’s Oompa Loompa gave the guffawing audience some insight into his hometown of “Loompa Land,” which apparently is “not as progressive.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2021
They spilled the contents right at our door and left, guffawing like madmen.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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