- present participle of cackle.
cackling
Example Sentences
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I can practically hear those two cackling over their macchiatos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Those stereotypes might bring to mind images of black hats, broomsticks and cackling over cauldrons, common in much media.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Villarreal: And that line where you tell her to Google how to play — I know it’s so simple, but it had me cackling for minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
Squibb has played plenty of cackling grannies; even so, Ms. Sturak is her most unhinged.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
My reverie was punctured by a raucous cackling and complaining from a tiny house floating past us.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
