Pronunciation Interjection
- An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
- You think that song was good? Haw!
- An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.
- Hums or haws.
haw (haws, present participle hawing; past and past participle hawed)
- To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
haw (plural haws)
Translations- French: cenelle
- French: haie
- An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.
- French: dia
- German: Haw
- Portuguese: ôa, ôô
haw (haws, present participle hawing; past and past participle hawed)
- (of an animal) To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.
- This horse won't haw when I tell him to.
- Antonyms: gee
- To cause (an animal) to turn left.
- You may have to go to the front of the pack and physically haw the lead dog.
- Antonyms: gee
haw (plural haws)
- (anatomy) The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane.
- A disease of the nictitating membrane.
Haw
Proper noun
- Surname
- A river in the US state of North Carolina.
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