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单词 tee-hee
释义

tee-hee

[ tee-hee ]
/ ˈtiˈhi /

interjection

(used as an exclamation or representation of laughter, as in expressing amusement or derision.)

noun

a titter; snicker.

verb (used without object), tee-heed, tee-hee·ing.

to titter; snicker.
Sometimes te-hee .

Origin of tee-hee

First recorded in 1350–1400; imitative

Words nearby tee-hee

Te Deum, tedious, tedium, TED spread, tee, tee-hee, teeing ground, tee-joint, teek, teem, teeming
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Example sentences from the Web for tee-hee

  • All the rest of the evening she would point her finger at him and start again to tee-hee.

    From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade|Frederic C. Curry
  • The leetle cuffy looked at the gal, and then they both begun to giggle and tee-hee like any thing.

    Highlife in New York: a series of letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick,|Ann S. Stephens
  • At the finish of this improvisation the dreadfully confused Minnie went, "Tee-hee!"

    The Seven Darlings|Gouverneur Morris
  • And all that watched him spoke the Dirghic word of derision, which is "Tee-Hee."

    Taboo|James Branch Cabell

British Dictionary definitions for tee-hee

tee-hee

te-hee

/ (ˈtiːˈhiː) /

interjection

an exclamation of laughter, esp when mocking

noun

a chuckle

verb -hees, -heeing or -heed

(intr) to snigger or laugh, esp derisively

Word Origin for tee-hee

C14: of imitative origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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