as in chuckles
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 chats
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 laughs
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 cackles
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
As evening falls, the clink of pints and bursts of cackles spill from Pat Collins Pub—where locals swap stories to the rhythm of fiddle tunes beneath an Irish twilight.
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Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Ashley Andreou,
STAT,
22 June 2026
Kōnane cackles with the frayed voice of a centuries-old elder.
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Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
But her signature cackles always give up the game.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
One minute later, cackles rippled through my eardrums at a higher decibel than before.
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Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
As evening falls, the clink of pints and bursts of cackles spill from Pat Collins Pub—where locals swap stories to the rhythm of fiddle tunes beneath an Irish twilight.
—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
SpongeBob cackles on a television lodged behind shatterproof glass.
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Ashley Andreou,
STAT,
22 June 2026
Kōnane cackles with the frayed voice of a centuries-old elder.
—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
But her signature cackles always give up the game.
—
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cackles
Noun
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Even Saturday Night Live’s reigning king of smarm, Colin Jost, playing a henpecked husband, got some chuckles out of me.
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And what begins as a clever, high-concept joke doesn’t always build beyond a steady stream of chuckles.
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While Yahia chats with The Star, his daughter, Hannah, takes a tray of baklava out of the oven.
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Inside the motel, Paula chats with Sky.
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Grube laughs, knowing the story sounds familiar.
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Cole immediately laughs at the comparison as Steven quickly clarifies that version of Cole may be in the past.
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These days, fear and absurdity walk hand in hand, and anyone who’s scrolled a news feed knows how quickly abject terror can morph into cathartic giggles.
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One highlight of this tenure was his descent into a fit of giggles while interviewing Carol Channing.
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Mary Molloy, Arrigo’s clinical director, talks me through biodynamic therapy.
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Volvo's chief technology officer, Anders Bell, talks to his EX60 sport utility vehicle a lot.
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The Callback 8020’s app policy screams digital minimalism.
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Mariska Hargitay screams with excitement when the New York Knicks defeat the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals Game 4 in New York City on June 10.
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There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.
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The event also had free opportunities to take photos, get ice cream snickers and have earned a Super Bowl post card.
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Epstein converses with Summers Larry Summers, Clinton’s Treasury secretary and the director of the National Economic Council under former President Obama, corresponded with Epstein numerous times via email.
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“Cackles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cackles. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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