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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

In a two-storey flagship laboratory in one of the many new business hubs in Chongqing, a group of kindergarten children cackle with delight as they watch a robot fish swim around the tank.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

This show made me cry regularly, sometimes tears of joy, and also cackle aplenty.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

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

“It matters not!” shrieked Voldemort, who had followed every word with rapt attention, but now let out a cackle of mad laughter.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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