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

In a memorable scene, she careens through town, shouting and cackling, dragging a tree behind her truck, which she sends flying through the glass front of the association headquarters.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

These fearsome carnivores, known for their splotchy fur and cackling “laughter,” form complicated social networks in which high-ranking females hold sway over males and other, less dominant females.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 29, 2024

Gingersnipes, still cackling, threw her head back with enough force to unbalance her squat body.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman