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HEE-HAW

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• HEE-HAW (noun)
The noun HEE-HAW has 1 sense:

1. a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing

Familiarity information: HEE-HAW used as a noun is very rare.

• HEE-HAW (verb)
The verb HEE-HAW has 1 sense:

1. braying characteristic of donkeys

Familiarity information: HEE-HAW used as a verb is very rare.

• HEE-HAW (noun)

Sense 1

hee-haw ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

ha-ha; haw-haw; hee-haw; horselaugh

Hypernyms ("hee-haw" is a kind of...):

laugh; laughter (the sound of laughing)

• HEE-HAW (verb)

Sense 1

hee-haw ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Braying characteristic of donkeys

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

bray; hee-haw

Hypernyms (to "hee-haw" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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(Albanian proverb)
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(Arabic proverb)
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(Danish proverb)

Useful links:
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utter definition
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