1
as in chatting
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 laughing
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 cackling
Wisecracking, cackling mini-maniac Teddy was the daredevil of the group.
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Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Yes, the horror begins with a crying blonde girl being given a spoon and pushed to her knees to eat feces in front of a cackling audience.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Kruger National Park, however, awakens with untamed life at dawn—think lion roars echoing across the golden savanna and hyenas cackling in the distance.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
No onlooker would have thought trauma engulfed the minds of everyone cackling and clapping along.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Yes, the horror begins with a crying blonde girl being given a spoon and pushed to her knees to eat feces in front of a cackling audience.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Kruger National Park, however, awakens with untamed life at dawn—think lion roars echoing across the golden savanna and hyenas cackling in the distance.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
No onlooker would have thought trauma engulfed the minds of everyone cackling and clapping along.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cackling
Verb
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The unusual love story began when Wika started chatting with Kasper, an AI designed to simulate human conversation and companionship.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ratajkowski appeared in the background of one photo, seemingly chatting with Butler.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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While you guys had staff inside laughing, pointing and even flicking off the crowd outside.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this week, however, Swizz shared a video of the couple smiling, laughing and dancing together to Instagram.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Most of the clientele were families of Asian tourists, talking neither to us nor among themselves.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Then a production assistant — a famously low-paying, entry-level job on film and TV sets — McGuirk happened to be near the camera operator, who was talking on the phone, when a colleague radioed to ask him to attend a rehearsal.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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The singer also added clips of the women giggling with each other over meals at the villa and out for dinner at restaurants.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Witnesses can be heard giggling as federal agents give chase, the viral video showed.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Upon conversing with generative AI, the AI might agree with them that their suspicions are probably correct.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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McLaren and her team work on residential and commercial projects nationwide, incorporating an artful blend of styles and plenty of surprising details, from bold wall conversing to unexpected color palettes.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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Forbes walked away chuckling to himself.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Amazon murmurs with ancient breath—its vast canopy alive with chattering macaws, shimmering tree frogs, and pink river dolphins.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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A couple climbed through a sunroof to rescue a 22-month-old screaming child left alone in a hot car, Massachusetts police said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kristen raced to the school and found a cop waiting for her as well as firetrucks and an ambulance, where her son was inside screaming.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Cackling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cackling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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