Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hee haw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: hee haw
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of hee-haw.

noun

A braying laugh.

Countable

intj

Alternative spelling of hee-haw.

verb

Alternative spelling of hee-haw.

Example Sentences

"He had sharp brown eyes that he made look merry when it suited him, and a subborn chin he hid behind a hearty, good ol' boy hee haw that disarmed those who didn't know him well, but put the few who did on full alert."
"He answered, blooming out with a clownish grin that usually brought big hee-haws, “Sixteen. Short for my age.”"
"The little gurgling sounds became great big hee haws of hysteria."
"In fact, I was actually hee hawing!"
"Burro hee hawed and hee hawed until she was red in the face."

Usage

Countable

Inflected Forms

hee haws (plural) hee haws (present, singular) hee hawing (participle, present) hee hawed (participle, past) hee hawed (past)

Questions

What does hee haw mean?: Alternative spelling of hee-haw.

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