Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yaw-haw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
yaw-haw
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loud, coarse laugh.

verb

To laugh loudly

Example Sentences

Etymology

Imitative

Inflected Forms

yaw-haws (plural) yaw-haws (present, singular) yaw-hawing (participle, present) yaw-hawed (participle, past) yaw-hawed (past)

Questions

What does yaw-haw mean?
A loud, coarse laugh.
Where does yaw-haw come from?
Imitative

How to pronounce yaw-haw

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