Thesaurus / cackle
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A smile, wry and lopsided, grows into a chuckle — which then escalates to a cackle most improper.
18 COMICS OF TOMORROWSOHINI DAS GUPTAAUGUST 1, 2021OZYJust as familiar as her face to anyone who has watched TV or movies in the past 40 years are Smart’s dazzlingly deadpan line readings, her come-hither drawl and her signature sharp cackle.
‘HACKS’ DELIVERS WHAT AUDIENCES DIDN’T KNOW THEY NEEDED: JEAN SMART IN A STARRING ROLEASHLEY FETTERSJUNE 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe latter, fastened by the legs to the rails of the wagons, kept up a deafening cackle.
THE PILGRIM'S SHELL OR FERGAN THE QUARRYMANEUGNE SUEWhen she heard a hen cackle she always ran to look for the nest, and one day she discovered one under the fruit-shed.
THE ANIMAL STORY BOOKVARIOUS"Hold your—cackle," cried one, "he is going to sing;" and the whole party had their eyes turned with expectation towards the bird.
THE ONTARIO READERS: FOURTH BOOKVARIOUSHer hard but not unmusical laugh had given place to a grating cackle, and a leer of affected gaiety had replaced the merry eye.
THE LIFE OF THOMAS WANLESS, PEASANTALEXANDER JOHNSTONE WILSONHow the young hens would giggle if I did, and how the old ones would cackle!
LITTLE FOLKS (NOVEMBER 1884)VARIOUSThey listened to some foolish women's cackle—teetotal cant, I call it—and refused me anything.
WORKHOUSE CHARACTERSMARGARET WYNNE NEVINSONHardly were the words out than the bird rose, shrilling forth his loud, alarmed cackle.
ALETTABERTRAM MITFORDMatt went off to his mowing, and Louise heard the cackle of his machine before she reached the camp with Maxwell's letters.
THE QUALITY OF MERCYW. D. HOWELLSWORDS RELATED TO CACKLE
- bawled
- bemoaned
- bewailed
- blubbed
- blubbered
- boohooed
- broke down
- burst into tears
- caterwauled
- choked up
- complained
- cracked up
- deplored
- dissolved in tears
- fretted
- grieved
- groaned
- howled
- keened
- lamented
- let it all out
- let went
- mewled
- moaned
- mourned
- put on the weeps
- rang the blues
- regretted
- shed bitter tears
- shed tears
- sighed
- sniffed
- snivelled
- sobbed
- sorrowed
- squalled
- turned on waterworks
- wailed
- wept
- whimpered
- whined
- yammered
- yowled
- bawls
- bemoans
- bewails
- blubbers
- blubs
- boohoos
- breaks down
- bursts into tears
- caterwauls
- chokes up
- complains
- cracks up
- deplores
- dissolves in tears
- frets
- grieves
- groans
- howls
- keens
- laments
- let goes
- lets it all out
- mewls
- moans
- mourns
- puts on the weeps
- regrets
- rings the blues
- sheds bitter tears
- sheds tears
- sighs
- sniffs
- snivels
- sobs
- sorrows
- squalls
- turns on waterworks
- wails
- weeps
- whimpers
- whines
- yammers
- yowls
- acclamation
- barks
- bawls
- bays
- bellows
- cackles
- calls
- caws
- chatter
- cheers
- clacks
- clamors
- clucks
- coos
- crows
- ejaculations
- exclamations
- expletives
- fuss
- gobbles
- groans
- grunts
- hisses
- hollers
- hoots
- howls
- hullabaloos
- hurrahs
- meows
- mewlings
- moos
- mottoes
- nickers
- notes
- outcries
- pipes
- quacks
- reports
- roars
- ruckuses
- screams
- screeches
- shouts
- shrieks
- songs
- squalls
- squawks
- squeaks
- trills
- uproar
- vociferations
- wails
- whines
- whinnies
- whistles
- whoops
- yammers
- yawps
- yells
- yelps
- yoo-hoos
- acclamation
- bark
- bawl
- bay
- bellow
- cackle
- call
- caw
- chatter
- cheer
- clack
- clamor
- cluck
- coo
- crow
- ejaculation
- exclamation
- expletive
- fuss
- gobble
- groan
- grunt
- hiss
- holler
- hoot
- howl
- hullabaloo
- hurrah
- meow
- mewling
- moo
- motto
- nicker
- note
- outcry
- pipe
- quack
- report
- roar
- ruckus
- scream
- screech
- shout
- shriek
- song
- squall
- squawk
- squeak
- trill
- uproar
- vociferation
- wail
- whine
- whinny
- whistle
- whoop
- yammer
- yawp
- yell
- yelp
- yoo-hoo
- bark
- bawl
- bay
- bellow
- bleat
- cackle
- call
- caw
- chatter
- cheer
- clack
- clamor
- cluck
- croak
- crow
- ejaculate
- exclaim
- gabble
- growl
- grunt
- hail
- hiss
- holler
- holler out
- hoot
- howl
- low
- meow
- moo
- nicker
- pipe
- quack
- roar
- scream
- screech
- shout
- shriek
- sing out
- snarl
- squawk
- trill
- tweet
- vociferate
- whinny
- whistle
- whoop
- yawp
- yell
- yelp
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