hee-haws 1 of 2

plural of hee-haw

hee-haws

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hee-haw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hee-haws
Noun
  • LaKeith Stanfield is an easy standout as Parker’s best friend Grofield, a passionate actor who moonlights as a criminal to fund his dead-end theater company — some of the movie’s heartiest chuckles come from the joy Grofield takes in getting to ham things up as part of the heist.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But places that earn chuckles could be getting gasps and guffaws; moments that feel generally meditative could be devastating, if Lloyd were more interested in character work and less in mise en scène.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The average kid laughs 300 times a day and average adult, only 17.
    Bill Hoogterp, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The man behind the camera laughs at the absurdity of the scene before continuing to tell the man to leave.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The teaser video that followed showed a device straight out of a sci-fi film, something between Wall-E and BB-8, with a camera that giggles and swivels on command.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
  • At one point, Gracie Abrams giggles with Swift behind the scenes, while Carpenter appears in a t-shirt and sits on a couch as the trek’s headliner practices guitar.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kids need to have belly laughs and almost pee their pants when reading—which is something that few other authors besides Seuss can do without invoking potty humor.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Rising screams at Johnson on the sideline, delivering a stiff bro-hug with a smile.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Police said the officers encountered Billings prior to hearing screams at the park.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Hee-haws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hee-haws. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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