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cackle

[kak-uhl] / ˈkæk əl /




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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

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

“We come in here and all of our heads can look in like this and collaborate,” she said, adding with a kidlike cackle, “Isn’t it fun?”

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

Lenny flies Hector up into the air to make him cackle a few times, and then hands him back to me.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden




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