intj
Meaning 1
The cry of an ass or donkey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hee-haw
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈhiː.hɔ̰̃ː/
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noun
Meaning 2
The cry of an ass or donkey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Nothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, slang, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 4
Of an ass or donkey, to make its typical vocalisation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To mimic the cry of an ass or donkey; to make a noise resembling a donkey's vocalisations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
Meaning 6
a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: horselaugh, ha-ha, haw-haw
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: laugh, laughter
verb
Meaning 7
braying characteristic of donkeys
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bray
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose
History
Etymology
Onomatopoeic coinage.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 咴儿 (huīr) — cry
- Czech: iá — cry
- Dutch: ia — cry
- Finnish: ihaa — cry
- French: hi-han — cry
- French: hihan — cry
- German: ia — cry
- Hungarian: iá — cry
- Navajo: shíshąʼ — cry
- Russian: и-а́ (i-á) — cry
- Scottish Gaelic: hi homh homh — cry
- Spanish: rebuzno — cry
- Turkish: ai (aa-i, a-i, aaa-ii, ...) — cry
- Vietnamese: hô hố — cry
- Bulgarian: магарешки рев (magareški rev) — cry
- Finnish: (aasin) kiljunta — cry
- Finnish: (aasin) hirnunta — cry
- French: hi-han — cry
- French: hihan — cry
- German: i-ah — cry
- Polish: hi-ho — cry
- Russian: и-а́ (i-á) — cry
- Dutch: iaën — to produce such a cry
- Esperanto: iai — to produce such a cry