cackle
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Synonyms
babble, blab, chaffer [British], chat, chatter, chin [slang], converse, gab, gabble, gas, jabber, jaw, kibitz (also kibbitz), natter, palaver, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze (or shmooze), talk, twitter, visit
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After locking her pup inside the dryer and closing the door, the woman turned on the machine and proceeded to cackle and scream with laughter while the pooch tumbled around inside for a few seconds. — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, "Texas Woman Livestreamed Herself Shoving Her Dog into a Clothes Dryer and Turning the Machine On," 12 Aug. 2019 Jordan’s boundless energy became all the more pronounced, the two cackling wildly at guitar static. — Kevin Williams, chicagotribune.com, "Pitchfork Music Fest 2019: What we loved and what we could do without on day 3," 21 July 2019 This balanced juggling of topics—of maniacally cackling teen aliens, galactic-stakes battles over the universe, and bulbous creatures who both roll around in and vomit entire pizza pies—is not an easy thing to pull off. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus," 16 Aug. 2019 The Cats movie trailer was released, and the internet cackled, howled, and screamed. — Tara Edwards, refinery29.com, "Everything You Need To Know About Taylor Swift's Role In Cats," 23 July 2019 Fans actually cackled when kicker Chris Blewitt’s name was called. — Kalyn Kahler, SI.com, "The Bears at 100: Cheers and a Few Tears," 11 June 2019 Emily Schultz cackled and pointed her phone at Delany, capturing the moment for posterity and Instagram. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, "A Fond Farewell to Our Wonderful Amiel," 15 June 2019 Minnie appears to accept, and the pair share a hug as Sandoval and her companions cackle with laughter. — Janine Puhak, Fox News, "Disney World drama: Minnie Mouse accepts marriage proposal in front of Mickey Mouse," 3 Aug. 2018 This was a man who walked the San Clemente beaches wearing black wingtips and casually made racist remarks to aides, but who also cackled at White House sleepovers and parties with Sammy Davis Jr. and Duke Ellington. — Wil Haygood, Town & Country, "The Best (and Worst) White House Parties of All Time," 1 Jan. 2013These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cackle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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