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hee-haw

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hee-haw

an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
  • the humor may have been corny and obvious, but the audience responded with hearty hee-haws
Synonyms of hee-haw

belly laugh, boff (or boffo), boffola, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, horselaugh, laugh, laughter, snicker, snigger, titter, twitter
Words Related to hee-haw

crow, whoop

grin, simper, smile, smirk
Near Antonyms of hee-haw

cry, groan, moan, sob, wail

face, frown, grimace, lower (also lour), mouth, pout, scowl

hee-haw

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hee-haw

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
  • those hayseeds will hee-haw at even the dumbest jokes
Synonyms of hee-haw

break up, cackle, chortle, chuckle, crack up, giggle, laugh, roar, scream, snicker, titter, twitter
Words Related to hee-haw

grin, smile
Phrases Synonymous with hee-haw

split one's sides
Near Antonyms of hee-haw

bawl, blubber, cry, sob, weep

howl, scream, squall, wail, yowl

bleat, pule, whimper, whine

sniffle, snivel

groan, moan, sigh

hem and haw

phrase

Synonyms and Antonyms of hem and haw

to avoid giving a definite answer or position
  • He kept hemming and hawing and I couldn't get a straight answer.
Synonyms of hem and haw

equivocate, fudge, hedge, pussyfoot, tergiversate, waffle, weasel
Words Related to hem and haw

flip-flop, yo-yo

dodge, duck, elude, eschew, evade, shake, shirk, shun, sidestep, skirt

bypass, circumvent

cavil, quibble

straddle
Phrases Synonymous with hem and haw

beat around the bush (or beat about the bush), straddle the fence

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