heehawed

Made donkey sounds

Heehawed is the past tense of heehaw, to make the braying sound of a donkey—that distinctive two-part vocalization alternating between high and low tones.

By extension, to heehaw is to laugh loudly and obnoxiously: The audience heehawed at every joke.

The word imitates the sound it describes.

bray

bray

Harsh donkey vocalization

nicker · bellow · call · sound · equine · donkey · mule · burro · ass · loud

laughter

guffaw

Boisterous burst of mirth

snort · hoot · howl · roar · titter · giggle · boisterous · uproarious · raucous · loud

mockery

jeer

Vocal expression of scorn

scorn · sneer · scoff · gibe · mock · derisive · contemptuous · disdain · tease · heckle

Opposites
sound type

heehawedwhinnied

Made equine vocalization

neighed · nickered · snorted · brayed · bellowed

manner of laughter

heehawedtittered

Laughed quietly, nervously

giggled · chuckled · snickered · simpered

vocal restraint

heehawedkept quiet

whispered · murmured · cooed · hummed · purred

Family

heehaw

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G