hee-hawing

present participle of hee-haw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hee-hawing
Verb
  • While you guys had staff inside laughing, pointing and even flicking off the crowd outside.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Earlier this week, however, Swizz shared a video of the couple smiling, laughing and dancing together to Instagram.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The singer also added clips of the women giggling with each other over meals at the villa and out for dinner at restaurants.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Witnesses can be heard giggling as federal agents give chase, the viral video showed.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • A couple climbed through a sunroof to rescue a 22-month-old screaming child left alone in a hot car, Massachusetts police said.
    Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Kristen raced to the school and found a cop waiting for her as well as firetrucks and an ambulance, where her son was inside screaming.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Forbes walked away chuckling to himself.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Hee-hawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hee-hawing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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