CACKLED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

cackled

verb

past tense of cackle

as in chatted

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 laughed

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound she cackled with glee when her tax-evading neighbor finally got caught

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Recent Examples of cackled Once, in anthropology class, my professor lectured on an insular island tribe that cackled whenever someone got hurt. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 The women all cackled in unison. — Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 5 Feb. 2026 Violet cackled, and the tension broke. — Andrew Martin, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025 His teammates and Dodgers coaches cackled when Ohtani’s Michael Bublé walk-up song blasted during the Dodgers’ workout and Ohtani stepped into the batter’s box for a round of hitting. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

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Attendees chatted and celebrated another successful season with Silvia Prada behind the DJ booth.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
During pre-show cocktails in the Grand Tier Bar, Sigourney Weaver chatted with Frances McDormand as Katie Holmes arrived with her artist beau, Jason Bard Yarmosky.

— Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of chatted

Verb

Earlier this month, Texas quarterback Arch Manning laughed at an AI meme of ESPN reporter Holly Rowe getting slapped by Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
The screen showed the name of the student who’d laughed at my crab-egg story.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of laughed

Verb

But after returning to Kansas City following that second interview in the Windy City, Matthews talked with then-Royals owner Ewing Kauffman.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
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— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of talked

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Brandy and Goldberg smiled and giggled throughout the entire show, full of joy as the models twirled and commanded the runway in pieces ranging from cocktail dresses to red carpet-worthy gowns.

— Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Say Cheese Frances giggled through another fruit song (this one about a banana) with her Papa.

— Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of giggled

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Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of conversed

Verb

When he was asked by Guillaume Lefrancois of La Presse if he had been contacted by Price since signing with the Canadiens, Kreider chuckled and said no.

— Arpon Basu, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
When reporters shouted questions about the bombshell conversation, the future king at the time simply chuckled, remained silent and carried on walking.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of chuckled

Verb

The account provided directly to Fox News offered a more harrowing description of the sudden descent, with the passenger saying people screamed as overhead compartments opened and power aboard the aircraft went out.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Investigators say Sanderson ran off when the girl screamed out for her dad, but prosecutors say the father and daughter pointed out someone else at the park as the attacker.

— Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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