as in laughing
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
those hayseeds will hee-haw at even the dumbest jokes
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And there in front of us on a platform were these beautiful women in crisp uniforms with makeup and lipstick and blonde, long hair and these SS men, young men, strong and well fed…laughing…having a great time.—
Literary Hub,
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17 Sep. 2025 -
Everyone just started laughing at him and showed their pets around them.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The dogs react excitedly, their noses pushed against the glass and their tails wagging furiously, as their owner can be heard giggling behind the camera.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The singer also added clips of the women giggling with each other over meals at the villa and out for dinner at restaurants.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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His children can be heard screaming and crying in the video.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dudes who can’t get in get into screaming matches with Jah at the door, and the party extends out into the street where neighbors start peeking out their windows and standing on their porches shaking their heads.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
18 Sep. 2025
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So Cali sucked her teeth, chuckling.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Forbes walked away chuckling to himself.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Hee-hawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hee-hawing. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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