heehaw

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhiːˈhɔː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhiˌhɔ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hē′hô′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hee•haw /ˈhiˌhɔ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. the sound made by a donkey.

v. [no object]
  1. to make the sound of a donkey;
    bray.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hee•haw  (hē′hô′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the braying sound made by a donkey.
  2. rude laughter.

v.i. 
  1. to bray.
  • imitative gradational compound 1805–15, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
heehaw / ˌhiːˈhɔː/
  1. an imitation or representation of the braying sound of a donkey
'heehaw' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bray

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