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

And if you can be cackling laughing without a full set twirling in automation, that proves that the bones of the play are solid.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

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

Day after day passed, and Edward was aware of time passing only because every morning he could hear Ernest performing his dawn ritual, cackling and crowing about being king of the world.

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo