haw

About 0.61 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. symbol ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Hawaiian.
2. 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!

3. interjection An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.
4. verb To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
5. noun Fruit of the hawthorn.
6. noun A hedge.
7. noun Something that has little value or importance; a whit or jot.
8. interjection An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.

Similar words

hawthorn yee hee hem and haw hum and haw haver hum and ha haw-haw haffle hiccup

Often followed by

haw and river been to par lantern the a

Word family

hawed hawing haws