cackles 1 of 2

plural of cackle

cackles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cackle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cackles
Noun
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
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
  • LaKeith Stanfield is an easy standout as Parker’s best friend Grofield, a passionate actor who moonlights as a criminal to fund his dead-end theater company — some of the movie’s heartiest chuckles come from the joy Grofield takes in getting to ham things up as part of the heist.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But places that earn chuckles could be getting gasps and guffaws; moments that feel generally meditative could be devastating, if Lloyd were more interested in character work and less in mise en scène.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One of the three new global ambassadors for BOSS Bottled Beyond, Maluma chats behind-the-scenes of shooting the new campaign with Bradley Cooper and Vinicius Júnior.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Below, Dev Hynes chats with Billboard about how his new Blood Orange record came together, and how aging and nostalgia inspired his rawest album yet.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
  • In response, the Marvel star just laughs.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Jones laughs instead of screams.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Inside The Breakfast Club studio, where Charlamagne Tha God talks politics and culture.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Home in a comfy chair, holding baby Zakaria, who’s nursing while Mayniel talks.
    Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The latter’s video focused on her seatmate, whose infectious giggles and wheezing breaths—which one commenter joked sounded like the engine—became the soundtrack to the plane fault.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The game encouraged competitive streaks, teamwork, and plenty of giggles, with parents noting it was well constructed, self-contained, and easy to store or bring along to grandma’s house.
    Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sobs and screams split the air.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Visitors report hearing faint voices and screams when inside the room.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But when a murder rattles a nearby town, Gregory must hop on the case, which reveals darker elements of his own mind too.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Later, on her way out, Benson runs into Kathryn Tynan, the new chief of detectives, who is effusive with compliments in a way that rattles Liv just a little.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Cackles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cackles. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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