cackle

nouna loud laugh

verblaugh irritatingly

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noun a loud laugh

More words related to cackle

babble

verb. talk trivially, often incessantly

cachinnate

verb. laugh

break up
cackle
die laughing
guffaw
laugh one's head off
roar

cachinnation

noun. laugh

chat

verb. talk, gossip

chatted

verb. talk, gossip

chatter

verb. speak fast and non-stop

Word Origin & History

early 13c., imitative (see cachinnation); perhaps partly based on Middle Dutch kake "jaw." Related: Cackled; cackling. As a noun from 1670s. Cackleberries, slang for "eggs" is first recorded 1880.

Example Sentences for cackle

The detective indulged himself in a cackle of sneering merriment.

And now stop your clatter and go to sleep; I'm tired of hearing you cackle.

The captain looked at him dully; then, understanding, a cackle came from his throat.

And suddenly, unaccountably, he began to chuckle; he began to cackle noisily.

A mingling of honk and cackle, it manifested not excitement so much as curiosity.

"'We've climbed the hill toge-ge-ge-ther,'" chimed in Purvis, with a cackle.

And he laughed with a cackle a demon could not have rivalled.

Forgive them for our sakes,” growled Bembi, “or they will cackle all night.

And there were stories from all parts, the cackle of the profession.

He has stopped Austria's cackle and I fear it will be our turn next.