haw

Meaning

Intj

1. An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
2. An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.

Verb

To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.

Noun

1. Fruit of the hawthorn.
2. (historical) A hedge.
3. (obsolete) Something that has little value or importance; a whit or jot.

Verb

1. To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.
2. To cause (an animal) to turn left.

Noun

1. (countable) The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane.
2. (uncountable) A disease of the nictitating membrane.

Opposite of

gee

Synonyms

hawthorn

whitethorn

haw 2

English hawthorn

may

mayflower

mumble

mutter

quickset

splutter

stammer

stutter

its fruit

haw 1

evergreen thorn

hedgethorn

howthorn

may blosom

may tree

midland hawthorn

clear up

thorn-apple tree

falter

heave

lisp

Translations

aubépine

membrana nictitante

esitare

alıç

Christdorn

Nickhaut

Hagedorn

zweigeriffelter Weissdorn

Zaundorn

zweigriffiger Weissdorn

λευκάκανθρα

τραυλίζω

άναρθρο επιφώνημα

Mehlbeere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɔː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ha

Cognate with Old Norse: há

Cognate with Middle Low German: ha

Cognate with Old High German: aha

Inherited from Middle English: hawe

Inherited from Old English: haga

Cognate with Western Frisian: haach

Cognate with Dutch: haag

Cognate with German: Hag

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: hage

Cognate with Welsh: cae

Cognate with Latin: caulae

Cognate with Russian: кош

Cognate with Sanskrit: कक्ष

Cognate with Welsh: cau

Cognate with Oscan: kahad

Cognate with Old English: hawian

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

From Middle English ha (interjection). Compare Old Norse há (interjection), Middle Low German ha, hā (interjection), Old High German aha, hei (interjection).