cackle
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Presiding over the baddies, Jared Leto’s blue-skinned, caped, literally boneheaded man-demon Skeletor is meant to be the fiercest of antagonists, but even his own henchmen find his signature evil cackle to be a bit laughable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
His career paths are hunter, forager or watchtower guard, but he seems more like the product of a progressive Montessori school, even with his dad urging him to cackle at shredded deer intestines.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025
This invective is delivered with a sneer, a wink, and finally a cackle of laughter.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025
The 27-year-old accomplishes this as a shining beacon of joy who earns a welcome cackle from us every Saturday night.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024
He would cackle with laughter and caper, if any jest was made, or even if Frodo spoke kindly to him, and weep if Frodo rebuked him.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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