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Here is Your Word for Today. April 29, 2008 |
Hai! Sunday, 27th April 2008 : Today's Word is ...
Pronunciation : ga-fáw 1. to laugh loudly and raucously 2. To express amusement, mirth or scorn by smiling and emitting loud, inarticulate sounds 3. To express great amusement or mirth 4. a loud and raucous laugh Origin : 1710–20 cachinnation, cackle, laugh, laughter, laugh loudly, express joy, express mirth, laugh smile • Stolypin gave a deep bass guffaw as he munched a piece of bread and cheese. • There was one of a German music teacher who had a room above Cellini's lodg- ings in the city of Milan that made the boys guffaw. • The headmaster glared amicably at the two children, filling them with fear by the roar of his voice, and then with a guffaw left them. • guffawed : Past Tense
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