hee-haw

• Nom désignant un rire bruyant et grossier, évoquant le hennissement d'un cheval, ou le cri même de l'âne.

A noun referring to a loud, raucous laugh that resembles the sound of a horse neighing.

1. Loud, braying laughB2informal

   A loud, coarse, or mocking laugh that resembles the sound a donkey makes.

   Rire braillard

   • He let out a loud hee-haw at the comedian's joke.
   • Her hee-haw could be heard across the entire room.
   • The audience responded with a chorus of hee-haws.

   Synonymesbraycackleguffaw

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'émettre un son fort et criard, généralement associé à l'âne ou au mulet, ou encore un rire bruyant et grossier.

A verb used to express the act of making a loud, harsh sound, typically associated with a donkey or mule, or to laugh in a loud, coarse manner.

1. Bray like a donkeyB1informal

   To make the loud, harsh cry characteristic of a donkey.

   Braire comme un âne

   • The donkey hee-hawed loudly in the field.
   • We could hear the animals hee-hawing from the barn.
   • He hee-hawed with laughter at the joke.

   Synonymesbray