cackled; cackling
ˈka-k(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to make the sharp broken noise or cry characteristic of a hen especially after laying
2
: to laugh especially in a harsh or sharp manner
Shakespeare's crones cackled of evil deeds—
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cackle
noun
Examples of cackle in a Sentence
The hens were cackling in the henhouse.
I could hear my aunts cackling in the next room.
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Though the character is traditionally played as a cackling crone, she'll be glammed up for Wednesday.
—EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Tracee Ellis Ross was the rest of the world, cackling and watching Stalter pop off.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Taking the same breaths and cackling the same laughs.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
So the Harris image as a lightweight, promoted in part by her cackling responses in some interviews, can be misleading and other candidates for governor would be wise not to underestimate her.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
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EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Tracee Ellis Ross was the rest of the world, cackling and watching Stalter pop off.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Taking the same breaths and cackling the same laughs.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
So the Harris image as a lightweight, promoted in part by her cackling responses in some interviews, can be misleading and other candidates for governor would be wise not to underestimate her.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for cackle
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“Cackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cackle. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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