laugh like a hyena in English

Audio: En-au-laugh like a hyena.ogg

Forms: laughs like a hyena [present, singular, third-person], laughing like a hyena [participle, present], laughed like a hyena [participle, past], laughed like a hyena [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-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)

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        "(simile) To laugh hysterically"
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      "form": "laughs like a hyena",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "laughing like a hyena",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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        "past"
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        "(simile) To laugh hysterically"
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"laugh like a hyena" meaning in English

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