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Hah

interjection
/hɑ/
Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.interjectionA representation of laughter.
"Ha, ha, ha! That’s funny."
2.interjectionAn exclamation of triumph or discovery.
"Ha! Checkmate!"
3.interjectionAn exclamation of grief.
4.interjectionA sound of hesitation: er, um.
5.interjectionSaid when making a vigorous attack.
6.interjection(with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
"Huh! I'm sure I locked it when I left."
7.interjectionUsed to express doubt or confusion.
"Huh? Where did they go?"
8.interjection(with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.
"Where were you last night? Huh?"
9.interjection(with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
"(agreement) A: "Murder is bad." B: "Huh!""
10.interjection(with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
"Huh? Could you speak up?"
11.interjection(with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.
"It's getting kind of late, huh?"

Synonyms

come againpardonwhatxiariverhssmmsronaldhsiahuhlahbah

Rhymes With

guffawdrawwithdrawrawflawin the rawclawchutzpah
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