heehaw
[ hee-haw ]
/ ˈhiˌhɔ /
noun
the braying sound made by a donkey.
rude laughter.
verb (used without object)
to bray.
Origin of heehaw
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; imitative gradational compound
Words nearby heehaw
hedy,
heebie-jeebies,
heed,
heedful,
heedless,
heehaw,
heel,
heel bar,
heel bone,
heel breast,
heel fly
Example sentences from the Web for heehaw
From somewhere just out of their view had come the loud heehaw, heehaw of a donkey.
A Ticket to Adventure |Roy J. Snell
British Dictionary definitions for heehaw
heehaw
/ (ˌhiːˈhɔː) /
interjection
an imitation or representation of the braying sound of a donkey