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Meanings of dry cackle in English

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Usage of dry cackle in English
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The old dry cackle answered the question; the bleary eyes were bright with cunning.
The Everlasting Whisper
2
Vasilyev looked up from his reading, frowned, then let out with a dry cackle.
Beautiful assassin
3
Sally put her hands on her hips, arms akimbo, and laughed a dry cackle.
Judith of the Plains
4
He made a question of each point, and emitted a dry cackle after every assertion.
Betty Gordon in Washington; Or, Strange Adventures in a Great Ci...
5
Kagig began to laugh- asortof dry cackle that included wonder as well as rebuke.
The Eye of Zeitoon
6
With this the old woman let out a dry cackle, which made Elizabeth laugh too.
Beautiful assassin
7
Then Carson's dry cackle led the laughter.
Judith of Blue Lake Ranch
8
He could hear old Carson's dry cackle.
Judith of Blue Lake Ranch
9
However, his dry cackle of a voice, so big on character, is also self-conscious and limited in range.
The Irish Times
10
Perry gave a little dry cackle.
The Soldier of the Valley
11
The dry cackle of the apprentice as he looked after Guida roused a mockery of indignation in the Master.
The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 4
12
He sat down on the skull of one of the burros and laughed- adrycackling gobble.
The Long Chance
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"I HEARD he threw you out of the office one day," with a dry cackle.
Jane Cable
14
"Surprised you, did I?" A dry cackle sounded.
The spurned viscountess
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"It's true," said Carnehan, with a dry cackle, nursing his feet which were wrapped in rags.
The Man Who Would Be King
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"It's true," said Carnehan, with a dry cackle, nursing his feet, which were wrapped in rags-"trueas gospel.
Stories by English Authors: The Orient (Selected by Scribners)
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Dry cackle across language varieties
United Kingdom
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