cackle
Harsh gleeful outburst
A cackle is the sharp, clucking cry a hen makes, especially after laying an egg.
Extended to human laughter, a cackle is a shrill, harsh laugh—often suggesting wickedness, mockery, or uncontrolled amusement: The witch's cackle echoed through the forest.
To cackle is to make such a sound, or to chatter noisily.
The old friends cackled over their wine.
laughter
Practitioner of dark arts
- hyenaCackling African carnivore
- gleefulFull of high-spirited joy
- maniacalInsanely frenzied
- shriekShrill, piercing cry
crone · sinister · wicked · uncontrollable · shrill · mocking · derisive · scornful
witch
Practitioner of dark arts
shriek · crone · sinister · wicked · uncontrollable · shrill · mocking · derisive · scornful · high-pitched
cluck
Hen's throaty call
coop · flock · brood · poultry · scratch · peck · barnyard · fowl · chicken · laying
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors