HEE-HAWED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

hee-hawed

verb

past tense of hee-haw

as in laughed

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

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Earlier this month, Texas quarterback Arch Manning laughed at an AI meme of ESPN reporter Holly Rowe getting slapped by Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
The screen showed the name of the student who’d laughed at my crab-egg story.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of laughed

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Brandy and Goldberg smiled and giggled throughout the entire show, full of joy as the models twirled and commanded the runway in pieces ranging from cocktail dresses to red carpet-worthy gowns.

— Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Say Cheese Frances giggled through another fruit song (this one about a banana) with her Papa.

— Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of giggled

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When he was asked by Guillaume Lefrancois of La Presse if he had been contacted by Price since signing with the Canadiens, Kreider chuckled and said no.

— Arpon Basu, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
When reporters shouted questions about the bombshell conversation, the future king at the time simply chuckled, remained silent and carried on walking.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of chuckled

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The account provided directly to Fox News offered a more harrowing description of the sudden descent, with the passenger saying people screamed as overhead compartments opened and power aboard the aircraft went out.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Investigators say Sanderson ran off when the girl screamed out for her dad, but prosecutors say the father and daughter pointed out someone else at the park as the attacker.

— Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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