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"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
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"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
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"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
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"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
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"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
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"(intransitive) To laugh boisterously."
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"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "ngarakngak"
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"roman": "kikotja se",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "кикотя се"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hōngxiào",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "哄笑"
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{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "řehtat se"
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"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "schaterlachen"
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"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "ridegi"
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"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "hekottaa"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
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"code": "fi",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
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"code": "fi",
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "nauraa räkäisesti"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "s’esclaffer"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "gargallar"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "schallend lachen"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "geragera warau",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "げらげら笑う"
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"alt": "こうしょうする",
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"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "哄笑する"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "rechotać"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "rżeć"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "gargalhar"
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
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"word": "грохо̀тати"
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"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "ammazzàrisi dî risati"
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"code": "scn",
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"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "scassàrisi dî risati"
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"code": "scn",
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"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "aviri a liscìa"
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"word": "регота́ти"
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"code": "eu",
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"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "algara"
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"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
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"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
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"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
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"word": "hohotus"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "hörönauru"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "räkänauru"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "gros éclat de rire"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "esclaffer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gargallada"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rinchada"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "risada"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "xarxari",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "ხარხარი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "schallendes Gelächter"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "hahota"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "risata fragorosa"
},
{
"alt": "こうしょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kōshō",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "哄笑"
},
{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "sagakgak"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "cachinno"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "tirpt"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "poṭṭicciri",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "പൊട്ടിച്ചിരി"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gargalhada"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xóxot",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "хо́хот"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gógot",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "го́гот"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ržánije",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"neuter"
],
"word": "ржа́ние"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "гро̏хо̄т"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "grȍhōt"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "carcajada"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "risotada"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"word": "halakhak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "réhit",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ре́гіт"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "xhaxhlêye"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "a boisterous laugh",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cwerthiniad bras"
}
],
"word": "guffaw"
}
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"English 2-syllable words",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English onomatopoeias",
"English terms borrowed from Scots",
"English terms derived from Scots",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English verbs",
"Rhymes:English/ɔː",
"Rhymes:English/ɔː/2 syllables",
"en:Laughter"
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},
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"name": "bor"
},
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"nocap": "1"
},
"expansion": "onomatopoeic",
"name": "onomatopoeic"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Early 18th century, originally Scots, probably onomatopoeic.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "guffaws",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "guffawing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "guffawed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "guffawed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
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"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter 15, in The Picture of Dorian Gray",
"text": "He guffawed at his adversaries.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1900, Stephen Crane, The Knife",
"text": "Peter, on the contrary, threw back his head and guffawed thunderously.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To laugh boisterously."
],
"links": [
[
"laugh",
"laugh"
],
[
"boisterously",
"boisterously"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To laugh boisterously."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɡəˈfɔː/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡəˈfɔ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɡəˈfoː/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian",
"New-Zealand"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔː"
},
{
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/En-us-guffaw.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/En-au-guffaw.ogg",
"tags": [
"Australia"
],
"text": "Audio (AU)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "ngarakngak"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kikotja se",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "кикотя се"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hōngxiào",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "哄笑"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "řehtat se"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "schaterlachen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "ridegi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "hekottaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "hekotella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "hohottaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "höröttää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "röhöttää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "nauraa räkäisesti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "s’esclaffer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "gargallar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "schallend lachen"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "geragera warau",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "げらげら笑う"
},
{
"alt": "こうしょうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kōshō suru",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "哄笑する"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "rechotać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "rżeć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "gargalhar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xoxotátʹ",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "хохота́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gogotátʹ",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "гогота́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ržatʹ",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ржать"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "грохо̀тати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "grohòtati"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "ammazzàrisi dî risati"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "scassàrisi dî risati"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "aviri a liscìa"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"tags": [
"past"
],
"word": "humalakhak"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"tags": [
"present"
],
"word": "humahalakhak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rehotáty",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "регота́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "iržáty",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "іржа́ти"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "xhaxhler"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "To laugh boisterously",
"word": "crechwenu"
}
],
"word": "guffaw"
}
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