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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By the sketch's end, which employed actors instead of real people, the cast laughed it off.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
His relatives want the 25-year-old to be remembered as someone who laughed a lot and loved making others smile.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of laughed

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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
As the media huddled around his locker in Wrigley Field’s underground home clubhouse, Crow-Armstrong raised his eyes, chuckled and shook his head at the totality of the scene.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of chuckled

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Interviewees describe hacking little girls’ phones to see when their fathers came home and then bombing their houses, listening while the people on the line screamed and pleaded for help, while mothers cried over their burning daughters.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
The crocodile, a female named Lalay, bit down on his arm and dragged him through the shallow water as onlookers screamed.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

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