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as in chuckle
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
erupted in a high-pitched cackle at the absurdity of the suggestion
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as in chatter
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
the constant cackle of his seat companion made the long flight seem even longer
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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
a group of old friends who met regularly to laugh and cackle about their glory days
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as in to laugh
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
she cackled with glee when her tax-evading neighbor finally got caught
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Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
His critics cackled recently when his wife, Sue Mi Terry, was indicted for serving a foreign country as an unregistered agent.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Some guys across the road cackled at a joke between them, leaning on a massage parlor’s windows.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
In the 30-second clip, Phoenix cackles while sitting in the back of a police car, standing in the rain at a facility and, at one point, attacking a judge in a courtroom, the volume of his creepy laughter slowly increasing throughout.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Ditch the classic ding-dong and instead opt for a more holiday-appropriate sound, like a howl, a cackling witch, or other creepy sounds.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
His critics cackled recently when his wife, Sue Mi Terry, was indicted for serving a foreign country as an unregistered agent.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Some guys across the road cackled at a joke between them, leaning on a massage parlor’s windows.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
In the 30-second clip, Phoenix cackles while sitting in the back of a police car, standing in the rain at a facility and, at one point, attacking a judge in a courtroom, the volume of his creepy laughter slowly increasing throughout.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cackle
Noun
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Quartz’s Rocio Fabbro runs down Powell’s limited chatter about it.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Around 9:15, someone turned up the volume and Rachel Maddow’s voice rose above the chatter, warning that results would be coming in all night.Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
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In the food court, knots of women are chatting in Yiddish, one of them celebrating a grandmother’s birthday.Talia Lavin, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
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On a Wednesday in October, the two sat chatting in the library inside GM's Saarinen Design Center located at the company's Global Technical Center in Warren.Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jones issued a publicly apology at the time, and McCartney, in a separate interview with GQ not long after, revealed that Jones called him personally, and that the two had laughed it off.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Brent picks up on that and makes everyone else laugh about it.Ralph Jones, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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No doubt my movements were observed with raucous laughter.Natasha Gural, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Novak asked after the laughter died down (this happened a lot).Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2024
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The city faces a deep political divide on key policy questions, such as the extent to which the large police budget should be preserved over other city services in upcoming budget talks.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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White was first reported to be in talks to portray Springsteen in March.Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
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For example, a team of French-speakers based in France might converse in French during breaks but switch to English, the corporate language, for formal meetings and presentations.IESE Business School, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Expand your mind, converse with experts and fact-check before implementing suggestions.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Mandira and Mallika trade barbs or giggle together maniacally, seemingly at random, or it’s all revealed to be a dream.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Mickey and friends popping up from the shadows saying ‘boo’ and then giggling.Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 24 Oct. 2024
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Could anyone utter these lofty words today without courting a chorus of snickers, a social-media immolation?George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sugar might have caught its share of snickers when its big plot twist was revealed, but Colin Farrell is a huge movie star who carried that show, and that should be enough to give him the edge.Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 July 2024
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“Cackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cackle. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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