cry vs cackle

cry and cackle both are nouns.

cry and cackle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cry	Yes	No	Yes	No
cackle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cackle is a hyponym of cry; that is, cackle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cry:

cry: the characteristic utterance of an animal
cackle: the sound made by a hen after laying an egg

Other hyponyms of cry include baa, bark, bay, bleat, bray, caterwaul, caw, cheep, peep, cluck, clucking, coo, crow, gobble, growl, growling, honk, howl, meow, mew, miaou, miaow, miaul, moo, neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny, roar, yelp, yelping, yip.

cry (noun)	cackle (noun)
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition	a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
a fit of weeping	noisy talk
a slogan used to rally support for a cause	the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
the characteristic utterance of an animal

cry (verb)	cackle (verb)
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain	emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
bring into a particular state by crying	squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
utter a sudden loud cry	talk or utter in a cackling manner
proclaim or announce in public	make a noise characteristic of a goose
utter a characteristic sound
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
demand immediate action

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