Thesaurus / guffaw
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A bitter and reflexive gotcha guffaw to match the mean times, in which headlines redound with “Slams,” “Rips,” and “Blasted” as things people routinely do to each other.
OF BULLETS AND BALLOTSSEAN CULLIGANOCTOBER 9, 2021OZYShe has said that she fell in love with the guffaw and started to pursue its owner, a fellow Princeton grad.
MACKENZIE SCOTT GAVE AWAY $6 BILLION LAST YEAR. IT'S NOT AS EASY AS IT SOUNDSBELINDA LUSCOMBEMAY 25, 2021TIMEAt this the crowd roared with laughter, and now was the first shade of good-nature mixed with the guffaw.
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MENDCHARLES READEThen luckily somebody laughed; and a general guffaw saved the situation.
THE CRADLE OF MANKINDW.A. WIGRAMPolitely veiled laughter greeted this sally, except from Dr. Wilson, who burst into an open guffaw.
LOVE IN A CLOUDARLO BATESSmith opened his head, and emitted as large a guffaw as he ever allowed himself to indulge in.
THE LUCK OF GERARD RIDGELEYBERTRAM MITFORDHe gazed at Betty, then at the two dogs, uttered a light guffaw, and vanished round the corner.
BETTY VIVIANL. T. MEADEIt is not Georges Fourest burlesquing in a caf; Fourest's guffaw is magnificent, he is hardly satirical.
INSTIGATIONSEZRA POUNDThe three brothers sat with ruffled, sleepy appearance in their shirt-sleeves, giving a guffaw from time to time.
SONS AND LOVERSDAVID HERBERT LAWRENCEAnd Forbes, suddenly understanding what he had done, snickered too, and just managed to throttle down a loud guffaw.
WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY?RUPERT HUGHESWORDS RELATED TO GUFFAW
- affronted
- belittled
- burlesqued
- caricatured
- cracked
- curled one's lip
- decried
- derided
- detracted
- disdained
- disparaged
- dumped
- fleered
- flouted
- gave Bronx cheer
- gibed
- girded
- grinned
- held in contempt
- held up to ridicule
- insulted
- jeered
- jested
- lampooned
- laughed at
- leered
- looked down on
- put down
- quipped at
- rallied
- ranked out
- ridiculed
- satirized
- scoffed
- scorned
- slammed
- slighted
- smiled
- sneezed at
- snickered
- sniff at
- swiped
- taunted
- travestied
- turned up one's nose
- twitted
- underrated
- affronting
- belittling
- burlesquing
- caricaturing
- cracking
- curling one's lip
- decrying
- deriding
- detracting
- disdaining
- disparaging
- dumping
- fleering
- flouting
- gibing
- girding
- giving Bronx cheer
- grinning
- holding in contempt
- holding up to ridicule
- insulting
- jeering
- jesting
- lampooning
- laughing at
- leering
- looking down on
- putting down
- quipping at
- rallying
- ranking out
- ridiculing
- satirizing
- scoffing
- scorning
- slamming
- slighting
- smiling
- sneezing at
- snickering
- sniff at
- swiping
- taunting
- travestying
- turning up one's nose
- twitting
- underrating
- affronts
- belittles
- burlesques
- caricatures
- cracks
- curls one's lip
- decries
- derides
- detracts
- disdains
- disparages
- dumps
- fleers
- flouts
- gibes
- girds
- gives Bronx cheer
- grins
- holds in contempt
- holds up to ridicule
- insults
- jeers
- jests
- lampoons
- laughs at
- leers
- looks down on
- puts down
- quips at
- rallies
- ranks out
- ridicules
- satirizes
- scoffs
- scorns
- slams
- slights
- smiles
- sneezes at
- snickers
- sniff at
- swipes
- taunts
- travesties
- turns up one's nose
- twits
- underrates
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