laugh like a hyena
Shriek with mirth
To laugh like a hyena is to laugh loudly, wildly, or in a high-pitched, cackling manner—the kind of laughter that sounds unhinged or out of control: She laughed like a hyena at his stupid jokes.
The comparison draws on the hyena's distinctive vocalization, which sounds eerily like human laughter.
- heehawDonkey vocalization
- cackleHarsh, shrill laugh
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
- guffawBoisterous burst of mirth
- giggleSoft, silly vocalization
bust a gut · crack up · lose it · bray · chuckle · wheeze · hysterical · maniacal · slapstick comedy · howl · donkey · unhinged · jackass