Guffaw vs Chuckle - What's the difference?
guffaw | chuckle |
A boisterous laugh
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* 1906 , , ch. xx,
* 1936 , , ch. 15,
To laugh boisterously.
* 1891 , , ch. 15,
* 1900 , ,
To laugh quietly or inwardly.
(archaic) To make the sound of a chicken; to cluck.
(archaic) To call together, or call to follow, as a hen calls her chickens; to cluck.
(archaic) To fondle; to indulge or pamper.
Chuckle is a synonym of guffaw.
As nouns the difference between guffaw and chuckle
is that guffaw is a boisterous laugh while chuckle is a quiet laugh.As verbs the difference between guffaw and chuckle
is that guffaw is to laugh boisterously while chuckle is to laugh quietly or inwardly.guffaw
English
Noun
(en noun)- On opening the little door, two hairy monsters flew at my throat, bearing me down, and extinguishing the light; while a mingled guffaw from Heathcliff and Hareton put the copestone on my rage and humiliation.
- He walked to the edge and they heard his hoarse guffaw of laughter as the arrows clanged and clattered against his impenetrable mail.
- He heaved up with a sulfurous curse, braced his legs and glared about him, with a burst of coarse guffaws in his ears and the reek of unwashed bodies in his nostrils.
Synonyms
* (boisterous laugh) belly laughVerb
(en verb)- He guffawed at his adversaries.
- Peter, on the contrary, threw back his head and guffawed thunderously.
Synonyms
* See alsochuckle
English
Synonyms
* chortle * giggle * snigger * titterVerb
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