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hee·haw

 (hē′hô′)
n.
1. The braying sound made by a donkey.
2. Informal A noisy laugh; a guffaw.
intr.v. hee·hawed, hee·haw·ing, hee·haws
1. To bray.
2. Informal To guffaw.
[Imitative.]
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heehaw

(ˌhiːˈhɔː)
interj
an imitation or representation of the braying sound of a donkey
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hee•haw

(ˈhiˌhɔ)

n.
1. rude laughter.
v.i.
2. to bray.
3. to laugh rudely or raucously.
[1805–15, Amer.; imitative]
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heehaw

noun
Informal. An act of laughing:
cachinnation, cackle, guffaw, laugh, laughter.
verb
Informal. To express amusement, mirth, or scorn by smiling and emitting loud, inarticulate sounds:
cachinnate, cackle, guffaw, laugh.
Idioms: die laughing, laugh one's head off, roll in the aisles, split one's sides.
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heehaw

[ˈhiːhɔː]
A. N → rebuzno m
B. VI → rebuznar
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heehaw

n → Iah nt
vi → iahen
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