cackles
Hen house sounds
Cackles is the harsh, clucking laugh associated with witches, villains, and genuine amusement that's gotten out of control.
A hen cackles after laying an egg; a person cackles when something strikes them as wickedly funny: She cackled at her own joke.
The word suggests sharp, staccato bursts of laughter rather than warm chuckling.
laughter
Boisterous burst of mirth
- snickerStifled, scornful laugh
- chortleGleeful, breathy laugh
- titterRestrained nervous giggle
- howlProlonged mournful cry
roar · snort · hoot · belly laugh · sidesplitting · maniacal laugh · gleeful · mocking
cluck
Hen's throaty call
henhouse · coop · flock · barnyard · brood · squawk · fowl · laying hen · free-range · pecking
guffaw
Boisterous burst of mirth
howl · roar · snort · hoot · belly laugh · sidesplitting · maniacal laugh · gleeful · mocking · shriek