Synonyms of cackles

cackles 1 of 2

noun

plural of cackle

as in chuckles

an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement

erupted in a high-pitched cackle at the absurdity of the suggestion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chuckles
• laughters
• giggles
• laughs
• snickers
• smiles
• chortles
• guffaws
• grins
• sniggers
• smirks
• titters
• belly laughs
• twitters
• cachinnations
• crows
• horselaughs
• hee-haws
• whoops
• boffs
• simpers
• boffolas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cries
• groans
• sobs
• wails
• moans
• frowns
• grimaces
• faces
• mouths
• lowers
• scowls
• pouts

cackles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cackle

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chats
• talks
• converses
• chatters
• rattles
• babbles
• prattles
• jabbers
• prates
• natters
• schmoozes
• raps
• gabs
• blabs
• jaws
• gases
• kibitzes
• discusses
• twitters
• gabbles
• patters
• runs on
• blows smoke
• visits
• chins
• talks a blue streak
• gossips
• tattles
• chaffers
• palavers
• chews the fat
• shoots the breeze
• yammers
• yaps
• expatiates
• descants
• yaks

2

as in laughs

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

she cackled with glee when her tax-evading neighbor finally got caught

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughs
• giggles
• chuckles
• screams
• smiles
• chortles
• roars
• grins
• snickers
• titters
• twitters
• cracks up
• hee-haws
• splits one's sides
• breaks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cries
• weeps
• sobs
• bawls
• howls
• wails
• whines
• yowls
• blubbers
• whimpers
• groans
• sighs
• bleats
• moans
• sniffles
• squalls
• pules
• snivels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cackles

Noun

Janney also compiles plenty of cackles as Polly’s newly sober sister, Silda. — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

The doc is similarly unflinching in showing the horrific scene from 1900 in which Donald Sutherland’s sadistic fascist murders a young boy in a shockingly callous way, while Laura Betti as his equal in cruelty dissolves into blood-curdling cackles. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Her performance presents as camp, but her dynamic range of loud cackles and quiet glances is fabulous. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

One minute later, cackles rippled through my eardrums at a higher decibel than before. — 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

Aegon cackles with glee as Tyland ducks to the ground and his enemies snap, crackle, pop in the night. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

SpongeBob cackles on a television lodged behind shatterproof glass. — 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