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cackle vs laughter

laughter vs cackle

cackle and laughter both are nouns.

cackle is a verb but laughter is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cackle Yes No Yes No
laughter Yes No No No
As nouns, laughter is a hypernym of cackle; that is, laughter is a word with a broader meaning than cackle:
  • cackle: a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
  • laughter: the sound of laughing
Other hypernyms of cackle include laugh.
cackle (noun) laughter (noun)
a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn
noisy talk the sound of laughing
the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
cackle (verb) laughter (verb)
emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
talk or utter in a cackling manner
make a noise characteristic of a goose
Difference between cackle and laughter

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