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laugh like a hyena

laugh like a hyena verb: to laugh hysterically.

Verb

laugh like a hyena (third-person singular simple present laughs like a hyena, present participle laughing like a hyena, simple past and past participle laughed like a hyena)

  1. (informal, simile) To laugh hysterically.

Forms of laugh like a hyena

third-person singular presentlaughs like a hyena
present participlelaughing like a hyena
past participlelaughed like a hyena
pastlaughed like a hyena

Questions about laugh like a hyena

What does laugh like a hyena mean?
Laugh like a hyena means to laugh hysterically.
What part of speech is laugh like a hyena?
Laugh like a hyena is a verb.
What is the past tense of laugh like a hyena?
The past tense of laugh like a hyena is laughed like a hyena.

Words near laugh like a hyena in the dictionary

  1. laugh die me
  2. laugh down
  3. laugh in one's sleeve
  4. laugh in someone's face
  5. laugh like a drain
  6. laugh like a hyena
  7. laugh line
  8. laugh lines
  9. laugh machine
  10. laugh machines
  11. laugh off

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