cackling

Example Sentences

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Many plays and musicals are supposed to draw chuckles, but theatergoers today are cackling like they’re at a comedy show.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 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

Squibb has played plenty of cackling grannies; even so, Ms. Sturak is her most unhinged.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 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

It wasn’t a ball at all, it was a frog, and McNab was on the mound cackling away, and the kid at the plate was bug-eyed.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli