Laugh
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter. To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport. To laugh at, to make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride. To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule. To express by, or utter with, laughter; — with out.
Example sentence: Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.
Cackle
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The cry of a hen, especially when laying an eggA laugh resembling the cry of a hen.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To laugh with a sound similar to a hen's cry.