cackled

verb

past tense of cackle
1
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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2
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cackled
  1. chatted
  2. laughed
  3. talked
  4. giggled
  5. conversed
  6. chuckled
  7. chattered
  8. screamed
Verb
  • Co-showrunners Lyle, Nickerson, and Jonathan Lisco chatted about this possibility with EW following the finale.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Others chatted among themselves, wondering who knew Dominguez.
    — Matthew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of chatted
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  • The mother laughed, which made the girl slouched sullenly on her Icelandic glance back, and her mother brushed a hand over her face.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the more than 100 in attendance in the council chambers gasped or laughed when the town revealed that the fines have only amounted to $1,600 so far.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of laughed
Verb
  • During our conversation immediately after the hearing, Bartos talked far less about geopolitics than about organizational behavior.
    — Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Payton has talked routinely in camp about Coleman being further along than other first-year backs in his ability to grasp pass-protection responsibilities.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of talked
Verb
  • All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Moments later, Saldaña pulled De Oliveira into a tight hug, and the pair giggled like old friends.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Definition of giggled
Verb
  • 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
  • For a moment, two referees from the Falcons’ seventh training camp practice looked at each other, conversed and truly didn’t know what to rule.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of conversed
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  • Everyone chuckled, especially our Argentinian hosts, who had never met an Idaho cowboy quite like True before.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026
  • And, as the crowd chuckled at that one, Vinatieri kept up the roast.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of chuckled
Verb
  • Around the family, people shared takeout dinners, swung on hammocks and chattered.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
  • The youthful musicians chattered away like creatures of the Transylvanian night.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of chattered
Verb
  • Montes grabbed and threw two $10,000 candle holders to the ground, breaking them, and screamed at the congregation, according to prosecutors.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Police said the caller screamed and yelled while attempting to close the bathroom door.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of screamed

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