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HEE-HAW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
Synonyms:
ha-ha; haw-haw; hee-haw; horselaugh
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hee-haw" is a kind of...):
laugh; laughter (the sound of laughing)
Derivation:
hee-haw (braying characteristic of donkeys)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Braying characteristic of donkeys
Synonyms:
bray; hee-haw
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
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
Derivation:
hee-haw (a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing)
