Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to guffaw
Participle: guffawed
Gerund: guffawing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | guffaw |
| you | guffaw |
| he;she;it | guffaws |
| we | guffaw |
| you | guffaw |
| they | guffaw |
Perfect
| I | have guffawed |
| you | have guffawed |
| he;she;it | has guffawed |
| we | have guffawed |
| you | have guffawed |
| they | have guffawed |
Past
| I | guffawed |
| you | guffawed |
| he;she;it | guffawed |
| we | guffawed |
| you | guffawed |
| they | guffawed |
Pluperfect
| I | had guffawed |
| you | had guffawed |
| he;she;it | had guffawed |
| we | had guffawed |
| you | had guffawed |
| they | had guffawed |
Future
| I | will guffaw |
| you | will guffaw |
| he;she;it | will guffaw |
| we | will guffaw |
| you | will guffaw |
| they | will guffaw |
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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | guffaw |
| you | guffaw |
| he;she;it | guffaw |
| we | guffaw |
| you | guffaw |
| they | guffaw |
Perfect
| I | have guffawed |
| you | have guffawed |
| he;she;it | have guffawed |
| we | have guffawed |
| you | have guffawed |
| they | have guffawed |
Imperfect
| I | guffawed |
| you | guffawed |
| he;she;it | guffawed |
| we | guffawed |
| you | guffawed |
| they | guffawed |
Pluperfect
| I | had guffawed |
| you | had guffawed |
| he;she;it | had guffawed |
| we | had guffawed |
| you | had guffawed |
| they | had guffawed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would guffaw |
| you | would guffaw |
| he;she;it | would guffaw |
| we | would guffaw |
| you | would guffaw |
| they | would guffaw |
Perfect
| I | would have guffawed |
| you | would have guffawed |
| he;she;it | would have guffawed |
| we | would have guffawed |
| you | would have guffawed |
| they | would have guffawed |
Imperative
| you | guffaw |
| we | Let's guffaw |
| you | guffaw |
Verbs conjugated like 'guffaw'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'guffaw'
guff,
buff,
buffalo,
buffer,
buffet,
buffle,
cuff,
duff,
flaw,
fuff,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
First attested in the early 18th century, originally Scots, probably onomatopoeic.
Sample Sentences
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He guffawed at his adversaries. [1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter 15, in The Picture of Dorian Gray:]
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Peter, on the contrary, threw back his head and guffawed thunderously. [1900, Stephen Crane, The Knife:]